Crime Rates at Nunhead Grove, London, SE15 3LX

Nunhead Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nunhead Grove (SE15 3LX) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunhead Grove (SE15 3LX), 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.