Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Urlwin 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.

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Crime Over Time in Urlwin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Albany Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gateway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateway
Apr 2026Theft from the person Addington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Addington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Addington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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