Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kelly Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelly Avenue (SE15 5LA) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelly Avenue (SE15 5LA), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Basing Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pioneer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collyer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Collyer Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lisford Street 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basing Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Corbden Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gatonby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pioneer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lyndhurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Melon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jocelyn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Grenard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grenard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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