Crime Rates at Loncroft Road, London, SE5 0JE

Loncroft Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 120th 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 Loncroft Road (SE5 0JE) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loncroft Road (SE5 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Ivy Church Lane. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.