Total Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gervase Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 351st 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 Gervase Street (SE15 2RN) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gervase Street (SE15 2RN), 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.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sylvan Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gervase Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Asylum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Close | — |
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