Total Crime Rate

284.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 284.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meeting House Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 138th 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 Meeting House Lane (SE15 2TT) in the last 12 months was 284.9 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting House Lane (SE15 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meeting House Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road β€”
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Crescent Formal action is not in the public interest
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Mar 2026Burglary Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Clayton Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Clayton Road β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews β€”
Mar 2026Burglary Cardine Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Cardine Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Way Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Drugs Wood'S Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove β€”
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Crescent Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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