Crime Rates at Woods Road, London, SE15 2SS

Woods Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 50th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woods Road (SE15 2SS) in the last 12 months was 538.7 per 1,000 residents and was 399.8% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 216.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Road (SE15 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Burchell Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.