Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meeting House Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meeting House Lane (SE15 2TU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% lower than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting House Lane (SE15 2TU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 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
Sep 2025Burglary Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colmore Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colmore Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studholme Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Studholme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Burchell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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