Crime Rates at Boyson Road, London, SE17 2BU

Boyson Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 96th highest crime rate of 769 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 Boyson Road (SE17 2BU) in the last 12 months was 367.1 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 130.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boyson Road (SE17 2BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arnside Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.