Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neville Close (SE15 5UF) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neville Close (SE15 5UF), 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Melon Road
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 2025Drugs Melon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jocelyn Street Under investigation
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 Friary Road Under investigation
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 Jocelyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leontine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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