Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hooks Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 348th lowest 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 Hooks Close (SE15 2TP) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hooks Close (SE15 2TP), 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 Hooks Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portbury Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Evan Cook Close Under investigation
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 Evan Cook Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Evan Cook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossall Walk
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close
Apr 2026Other theft Brayard'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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