Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 134.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Commercial Way area has the 26th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 354th highest 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 Commercial Way (SE15 5GQ) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (SE15 5GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grenard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jowett Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boathouse Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basing Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Basing Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cator Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cator Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cator Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Neville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wilmot Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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