Crime Rates at Pennethorne Road, London, SE15 5TH

Pennethorne Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 138th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennethorne Road (SE15 5TH) in the last 12 months was 284.9 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennethorne Road (SE15 5TH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.