Total Crime Rate
300.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cobourg Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 120th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cobourg Road (SE5 0HT) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cobourg Road (SE5 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Humphrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Church Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loncroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunton Road | β |
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