Total Crime Rate

205.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 205.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Neville Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 799 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 Neville Close (SE15 5UE) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Close (SE15 5UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 772 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 Neville Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Freda Corbett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station 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 2025Drugs Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melon Road —
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 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jocelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leontine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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