Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 101.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nunhead Grove area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Nunhead Grove (SE15 3LS) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunhead Grove (SE15 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Symons Close, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rye Hill Park (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nunhead Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Water Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rye Hill Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rye Hill Park Under investigation
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Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daniel'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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