Total Crime Rate

669.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 669.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 128.9 10/10
  • Other theft 70.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Robbery 53.2 10/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
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

Rye Lane area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Goose Green , and the 38th 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 Rye Lane (SE15 4TL) in the last 12 months was 669.5 per 1,000 residents and was 768.7% higher than the Goose Green average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 240.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rye Lane (SE15 4TL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 498 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rye Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parkstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Burglary Parkstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sternhall Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sternhall Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sternhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rye Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parkstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atwell Road
Apr 2026Other theft Nigel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rye Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Rye Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rye Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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