Total Crime Rate

109.6 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 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camberwell Road 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 Camberwell Road (SE5 0EG) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Camberwell Road (SE5 0EG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Camberwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowyer Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Street β€”
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 2025Other theft Arnside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Addington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Addington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary John Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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