Total Crime Rate

257.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 257.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 31.8 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walworth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walworth Road (SE17 2NF) in the last 12 months was 257.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walworth Road (SE17 2NF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 636 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Harding Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Public order Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Macleod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Macleod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Date Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cadiz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cadiz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cadiz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bronti Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bronti Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Date Street —
Sep 2025Public order Date Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 157

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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