Total Crime Rate

397.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.8 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 397.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 66.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Robbery 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
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

Buxted Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 81st 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 Buxted Road (SE22 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 397.6 per 1,000 residents and was 443.1% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buxted Road (SE22 8DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quorn Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Buxted Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Dog Kennel Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derwent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A2214 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2214 —
Apr 2026Other theft Jarvis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarbert Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Pytchley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dog Kennel Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncombe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarbert Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Dulwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime East Dulwich Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Dulwich Grove —
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Data Sources

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