Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Ruskin Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 364th lowest 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 John Ruskin Street (SE5 0DE) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ruskin Street (SE5 0DE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 636 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in John Ruskin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draco Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Macleod Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Addington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Macleod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kitson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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