Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Soames Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Soames Street (SE15 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soames Street (SE15 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Quorn Road. Police recorded 39 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 Soames Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muschamp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Everthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Vale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Vale β€”
Sep 2025Public order Draymans Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Besant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Besant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Quorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Quorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromar Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ivanhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pytchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pytchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danby Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copleston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Avondale Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Everthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxenford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road β€”

Data Sources

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