Crime Rates at Portbury Close, London, SE15 5JF

Portbury Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portbury Close (SE15 5JF) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portbury Close (SE15 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 219 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.