Total Crime Rate

136.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chalmers Walk 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 Chalmers Walk (SE17 3JJ) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Chalmers Walk (SE17 3JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 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.

Crime Over Time in Chalmers Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bethwin Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lorrimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heiron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillingdon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillingdon Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carter Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carter Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toulon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyndham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bethwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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