Crime Rates at Garnies Close, London, SE15 6LJ

Garnies Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 196th 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 Garnies Close (SE15 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnies Close (SE15 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brideale Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cator Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.