Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 264th 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 Goldsmith Road (SE15 5SY) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (SE15 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 758 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsmith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moncrieff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leontine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hanover Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portbury Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanover Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raul Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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