Total Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.5 8/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garnies Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garnies Close (SE15 6PE) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnies Close (SE15 6PE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Garnies Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nutt Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watts Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebley Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Cator Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haslam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tilbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cator Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B215 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B215 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watts Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ebley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lidgate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Daniel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cronin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cronin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stopes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stopes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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