Total Crime Rate

1617.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

329.6 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 1617.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 553.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 329.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 299.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 227.3 10/10
  • Other theft 106.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 56.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Robbery 45.5 10/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 30.3 10/10
  • Other crime 22.7 10/10
  • 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

Oliver Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 6th 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 Oliver Mews (SE15 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 1617.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1400.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 329.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oliver Mews (SE15 5AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 637 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oliver Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndhurst Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncrieff Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Peckham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Peckham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Raul Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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