Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 9.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burcher Gale Grove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Burcher Gale Grove (SE15 6FL) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burcher Gale Grove (SE15 6FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Grove, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ebley Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burcher Gale Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Tilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longhope
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longhope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bibury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bibury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Commercial Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pentridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Samuel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Samuel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cronin Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorton Close
Apr 2026Public order Cronin Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cronin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebley Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cator Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cator Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cator Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davey Street
Apr 2026Other theft Bibury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chandler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garnies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peckham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Innes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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