Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barforth Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 91st 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 Barforth Road (SE15 3PS) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 5 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). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barforth Road (SE15 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Nunhead Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Limes Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peckham Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunhead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peckham Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scylla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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