Total Crime Rate

344.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 344.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.8 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

Camberwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 96th highest 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 Camberwell Road (SE5 0DL) in the last 12 months was 344.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 131.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell Road (SE5 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Camberwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blucher Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wren Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scena Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Green —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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