Total Crime Rate

538.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

216.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 538.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 216.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
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

Burchell 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 Burchell Road (SE15 2ST) 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 Burchell Road (SE15 2ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Burchell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maya Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cossall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lugard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Road Peckham —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossall Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Peckham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evan Cook Close —
Apr 2026Public order Evan Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Evan Cook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evan Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evan Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regal Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Regal Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regal Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regal Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regal Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regal Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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