Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sturdy Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 799 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 Sturdy Road (SE15 3RH) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturdy Road (SE15 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheam Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwood Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sturdy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manaton Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sturdy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scylla Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Cheam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lulworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hathorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scylla Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scylla Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maya Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Galatea Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maya Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maya Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brayard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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