Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.4 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brackley Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brackley Avenue (SE15 3LE) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackley Avenue (SE15 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Symons Close, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Hill Park (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brackley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solomon'S Passage
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsbury Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rye Hill Park
Apr 2026Robbery Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barset Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tappesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street 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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridge Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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