Total Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lindley Estate area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 101st 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 Lindley Estate (SE15 6UW) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lindley Estate (SE15 6UW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B215, where police recorded 52 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.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Retreat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Friary Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashmore Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Retreat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friary Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grenard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Grenard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hereford Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hereford Retreat | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jocelyn Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haymerle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bonar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Peckham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Furley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bird In Bush Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Holbeck Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silkin Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silkin Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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