Total Crime Rate
79.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nunhead Grove area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 249th 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 3LY) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nunhead Grove (SE15 3LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Symons Close, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Torridge Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Nunhead & Queen's Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monteagle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Symons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Symons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Symons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tresco Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chabot Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimberley Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kimberley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grimwade Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimwade Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grimwade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grimwade Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grimwade Close | Under investigation |
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