Total Crime Rate
124.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sturdy 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Nunhead & Queen's Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Barton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manaton Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sturdy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monteagle Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kirkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scylla Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Firbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheam Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cheam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lulworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hathorne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scylla Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Scylla Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maya Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shelley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Galatea Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maya Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maya Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brayard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.