Crime Rates at Pennethorne Road, London, SE15 5TQ

Pennethorne Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 103rd 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 5TQ) in the last 12 months was 353.9 per 1,000 residents and was 229.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 143.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennethorne Road (SE15 5TQ), 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.