Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 103.2 8/10
  • Drugs 19.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Camberwell New Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0AE) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Camberwell New Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Otto Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadcroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otto Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Otto Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington Park Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warham Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Warham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington Park Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolton Crescent β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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