Total Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Urlwin Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Urlwin Street (SE5 0AB) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Urlwin Street (SE5 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Camberwell Road. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albany Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red Lion Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Addington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Addington Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Addington Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Mews | Under investigation |
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