Total Crime Rate
237.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chandler Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 182nd 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 Chandler Way (SE15 6GT) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chandler Way (SE15 6GT), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Grove. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ebley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cronin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cronin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cronin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cronin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St George'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savannah Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St George'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St George'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blake'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lynbrook Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lynbrook Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearse Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Samuel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Samuel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearse Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redbridge Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Peckham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peckham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marchwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Peckham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckham Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckham Grove | Under investigation |
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