Total Crime Rate

245.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 245.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 88.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Evelina Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 170th 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 Evelina Road (SE15 3HL) in the last 12 months was 245.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.5% 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 Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelina Road (SE15 3HL), the main crime hotspot is near Symons Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evelina Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Howbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tappesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Symons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniel'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ansdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelina Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Machell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buchan Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Terrace Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelina Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barset Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Barset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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