Total Crime Rate

3703.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 3703.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1574.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 513.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 449.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 256.7 10/10
  • Other theft 246.0 10/10
  • Public order 139.0 10/10
  • Robbery 123.0 10/10
  • Drugs 112.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 61.5 10/10
  • Burglary 53.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 48.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 34.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanover Park area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 799 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 Hanover Park (SE15 5HG) in the last 12 months was 3703.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3480.1% 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 Shoplifting with 589 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 746.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Park (SE15 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1096 crimes here, including 130 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/198)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moncrieff Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop Wilfred Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peckham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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