Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 32.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 2/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Elm Grove area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Goose Green , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (SE15 5DE) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Goose Green average (77.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (SE15 5DE), 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 Elm Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/204)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndhurst Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Peckham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peckham High Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cerise Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Raul Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chadwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellenden Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bellenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bellenden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bellenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Choumert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holly Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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