Total Crime Rate

269.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 269.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meeting House Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 152nd 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 2TX) in the last 12 months was 269.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.2% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meeting House Lane (SE15 2TX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 48 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Furley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wood'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Meeting House Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wood'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wood'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wood'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Wood'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wood'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennethorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Asylum Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Asylum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Montpelier Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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