Crime Rates at Bird In Bush Road, London, SE15 6RW

Bird In Bush Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 256th 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 Bird In Bush Road (SE15 6RW) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bird In Bush Road (SE15 6RW), 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.