Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Arthur Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 167th 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 King Arthur Close (SE15 2LP) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Arthur Close (SE15 2LP), 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 King Arthur Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clifton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillbeck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kender Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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