Total Crime Rate

208.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 208.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Other theft 27.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Olney Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 217th 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 Olney Road (SE17 3HR) in the last 12 months was 208.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Olney Road (SE17 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penrose Grove, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillingdon Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Olney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lorrimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bethwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Chapter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stopford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heiron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sutherland Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Sutherland Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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