Total Crime Rate

190.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bird In Bush Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 239th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bird In Bush Road (SE15 6RN) in the last 12 months was 190.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bird In Bush Road (SE15 6RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennack Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bird In Bush Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennack Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hastings Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Close
Apr 2026Other crime Hereford Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hereford Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hereford Retreat Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymerle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Road
Apr 2026Drugs Bird In Bush Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bonar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Grenard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grenard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenard Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Commercial Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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