Total Crime Rate
225.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Garnies 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 6LN) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 6LN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cronin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cronin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cronin Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pennack Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Savannah Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dorton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Davey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B215 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B215 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watts Street | β |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Davey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cronin Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pennack Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shield Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | East Surrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stopes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stopes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sumner Road | β |
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