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Crime in SE15 3BL

How much crime is recorded in SE15 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Nunhead South & Newlands
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,479 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE15 3BL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE15 3BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE15 3BLNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.41.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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