Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Copley Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 350th 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 Copley Close (SE17 3HY) in the last 12 months was 136.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copley Close (SE17 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Otto Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Copley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillingdon Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenfinlas Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cook'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draco Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bethwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warham Street —

Data Sources

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