Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 161.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Soames Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 293rd 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 Soames Street (SE15 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Soames Street (SE15 4BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Quorn Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ondine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oglander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Draymans Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Draymans Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Draymans Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Danby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Danby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Danby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Danby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soames Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muschamp Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chadwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pytchley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivanhoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Vale —
Apr 2026Public order Hayes Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elsie Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copleston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oxenford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxenford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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