Crime Rates at Medlar Street, London, SE5 0JU

Medlar Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 769 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 Medlar Street (SE5 0JU) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlar Street (SE5 0JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tillings Close, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberwell Green (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.