Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wivenhoe Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Goose Green , and the 145th 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 Wivenhoe Close (SE15 3QN) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Goose Green average (77.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wivenhoe Close (SE15 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Almond Close, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Philip Walk (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wivenhoe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brayard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Banfield Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banfield 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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