Crime Rates at Albany Road, London, SE5 0AP

Albany Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 97th 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 Albany Road (SE5 0AP) in the last 12 months was 342.3 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (SE5 0AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.