Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haymerle Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haymerle Road (SE15 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haymerle Road (SE15 6SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennack Road, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Kent Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glengall Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckham Park Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Frensham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Frensham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lympstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hastings Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hastings Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hereford Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Retreat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Peckham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lympstone Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hereford Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olmar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Olmar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lympstone Gardens | Under investigation |
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