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

Forester 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 Forester Road (SE15 3PU) 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 Forester Road (SE15 3PU), the main crime hotspot is near Rye Hill Park. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scylla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsbury Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Limes Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Torridge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Torridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Torridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Torridge Gardens 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 Rye Hill Park —
Apr 2026Burglary Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Hill Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barset Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tappesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Old James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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