Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portbury Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 799 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 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portbury Close (SE15 5JF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 568 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parkstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanover Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Almond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop Wilfred Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bishop Wilfred Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portbury Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raul Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Claude Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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