Total Crime Rate

214.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 214.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Howbury Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 208th 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 Howbury Road (SE15 3HR) in the last 12 months was 214.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howbury Road (SE15 3HR), 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 Howbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Drugs Howbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniel'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Ansdell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ansdell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelina Road —
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 2026Drugs Salisbury Terrace Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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