Total Crime Rate

109.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in St George's , and the 40th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in Castle Point .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SS7 5UN) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 109.1% higher than the St George's average (52.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SS7 5UN), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Clement'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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