Total Crime Rate
202.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jowett Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 229th 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 Jowett Street (SE15 6JN) in the last 12 months was 202.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% higher than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 345.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jowett Street (SE15 6JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brideale Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B215 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watts Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jowett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashmore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutt Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pioneer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jowett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boathouse Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Corbden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B215 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B215 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watts Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B215 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Jocelyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pennack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timberland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilmot Close | Under investigation |
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