Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 65.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heaton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 175th 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 Heaton Road (SE15 3NL) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heaton Road (SE15 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Philip Walk. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heaton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maya Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huguenot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huguenot Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Philip Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Godman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Consort Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scylla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunhead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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