Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Asylum Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 361st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Asylum Road (SE15 2LB) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Asylum Road (SE15 2LB), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Grove. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Asylum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervase Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Asylum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hillbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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