Total Crime Rate

175.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 175.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bamber Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 265th highest crime rate of 769 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 Bamber Road (SE15 5JS) in the last 12 months was 175.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamber Road (SE15 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Basing Court, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talfourd Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bamber Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muscatel Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndhurst Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumner Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sumner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemary Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosemary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Jowett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jowett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moody Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bamber Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whistler Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndhurst Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cator Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gatonby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Corbden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lisford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garnies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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