Total Crime Rate

275.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 275.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 61.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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

Brayards Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 148th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brayards Road (SE15 3RD) in the last 12 months was 275.1 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% 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 Theft from the person with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brayards Road (SE15 3RD), the main crime hotspot is near Colmore Mews. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brayards Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bishop Wilfred Wood Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station 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 2026Other theft Wivenhoe Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brayard'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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