Total Crime Rate

310.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 310.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Goldsmith 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.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radnor Road
Sep 2025Drugs Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jocelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timberland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Timberland Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melon Road
Sep 2025Other theft Sister Mabel'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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