Total Crime Rate

243.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwark Park Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 170th highest crime rate of 799 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 Southwark Park Road (SE16 3TP) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Park Road (SE16 3TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southwark Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Storks Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Storks Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Storks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Grove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clement'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clement'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gataker Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gataker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gataker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Drugs Hyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Layard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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