Total Crime Rate

376.8 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 376.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.6 10/10
  • Drugs 41.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Albany Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 82nd 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 0DS) in the last 12 months was 376.8 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 152.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (SE5 0DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Madron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marcia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mina Road Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upnor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upnor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brodie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rowcross Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Chaucer Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Drive —
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Data Sources

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