Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Cobourg Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobourg Road (SE5 0HU) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobourg Road (SE5 0HU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cobourg Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bibury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Davey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ebley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebley Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bibury Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brodie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepler Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobourg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loncroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Place —

Data Sources

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