Crime Rates at Kelly Avenue, London, SE15 5LX

Kelly Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelly Avenue (SE15 5LX) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelly Avenue (SE15 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Melon Road. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.