Total Crime Rate

361.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 361.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 72.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cobourg Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 100th highest crime rate of 769 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 361.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.9% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobourg Road (SE5 0HT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cobourg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upnor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Oakley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mawbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mawbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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