Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Copley Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 769 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 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copley Close (SE17 3HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Copley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pitman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Farmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forsyth Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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