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 0JB) 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 0JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebley Close, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haywood Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cobourg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery St George'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cobourg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobourg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Oakley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shorncliffe Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nile Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glengall Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glengall Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Bibury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorncliffe Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Haywood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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