Total Crime Rate
91.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blanch Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 261st 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 Blanch Close (SE15 2LD) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blanch Close (SE15 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen'S Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nunhead & Queen's Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hillbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillbeck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blanch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gervase Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Post Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wagner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagner Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | King Arthur Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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