Total Crime Rate

446.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 446.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.0 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 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

Friary Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 65th 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 Friary Road (SE15 5UW) in the last 12 months was 446.2 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Road (SE15 5UW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order Naylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meeting House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Friary Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledbury Street —
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 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wood'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bewick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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