Total Crime Rate
310.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Goldsmith Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 111th highest 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 Goldsmith Road (SE15 5SU) in the last 12 months was 310.4 per 1,000 residents and was 200.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 26 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 Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldsmith Road (SE15 5SU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1022 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nunhead & Queen's Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Melon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jocelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jocelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jocelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jocelyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jocelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timberland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Timberland Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sister Mabel'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Tide Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clayton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clayton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moncrieff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
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