Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 144.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • 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

Vivian Square area has the 27th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 330th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vivian Square (SE15 3QH) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Square (SE15 3QH), 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 Vivian Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banfield Road —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wivenhoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Godman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Consort Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scylla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Old James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunhead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huguenot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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