Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woods Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 227th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woods Road (SE15 2BB) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Road (SE15 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colmore Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brayard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cossall Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cossall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cossall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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