Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 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 155.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Buller Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 307th 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 Buller Close (SE15 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buller Close (SE15 6UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peckham High Street (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buller Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Drugs Peckham High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bonar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jocelyn Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Melon Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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