Total Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 769 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 Clifton Way (SE15 2GA) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Way (SE15 2GA), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Post Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pump Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kender Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lubbock Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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