Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Camberwell Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 769 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 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camberwell Road (SE5 0EG), the main crime hotspot is near Camberwell Road. Police recorded 172 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Addington Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bowyer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Red Lion Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Albany Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albany Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Camberwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Camberwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Gateway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gateway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowyer Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gateway | Under investigation |
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