Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Drugs 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Astbury Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 259th 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 Astbury Road (SE15 2NW) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Astbury Road (SE15 2NW), 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 Astbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road —
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 2026Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Asylum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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