Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nunhead Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 336th lowest 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 Nunhead Lane (SE15 3TU) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nunhead Lane (SE15 3TU), the main crime hotspot is near Nunhead Crescent. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nunhead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huguenot Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Peckham Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peckham Rye Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waveney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cheam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Limes Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belvedere Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Monteagle Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nunhead Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vivian Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wivenhoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Huguenot Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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