Crime Rates at Whorlton Road, London, SE15 3PD

Whorlton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Whorlton Road (SE15 3PD) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whorlton Road (SE15 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Philip Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.