Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 202.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boyson Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 228th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boyson Road (SE17 2BA) in the last 12 months was 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyson Road (SE17 2BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnside Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phelp Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sondes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sears Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Addington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowyer Place Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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