Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellery Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 318th highest 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 Ellery Street (SE15 3RL) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellery Street (SE15 3RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheam Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirkwood Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ellery Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maya Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linacre Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brayard'S Road Under investigation
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 2026Vehicle crime Kirkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nunhead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brock Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scylla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huguenot Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huguenot Square 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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