Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 149.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 41.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Albany Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 311th highest 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 Albany Road (SE5 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (SE5 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Camberwell Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradenham Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gateway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gateway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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