Total Crime Rate
165.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Comfort Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 284th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Comfort Street (SE15 6BT) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 490.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Comfort Street (SE15 6BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sedgmoor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coleman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gandolfi Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Southampton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southampton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Comfort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rainbow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rainbow Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rainbow Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wells Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wells Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
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