Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blanch 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Blanch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Way β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hillbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillbeck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gervase Street β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Post Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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