Total Crime Rate

256.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 256.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkwood Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 156th highest crime rate of 799 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 Kirkwood Road (SE15 3XX) in the last 12 months was 256.2 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% 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 Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 71.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwood Road (SE15 3XX), the main crime hotspot is near Symons Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brayard'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chabot Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barset Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheam Street —
Sep 2025Public order Barset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Symons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grimwade Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lulworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cheam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abbotsbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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