Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.3 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 270.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Other theft 35.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gordon Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 151st 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 Gordon Road (SE15 3RT) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 150.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (SE15 3RT), the main crime hotspot is near Symons Close. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Barset Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banstead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banstead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barset Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tappesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Symons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Howbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wivenhoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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