Crime Rates at Medlar Street, London, SE5 0JU

Medlar Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 294th 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 Medlar Street (SE5 0JU) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medlar Street (SE5 0JU), the main crime hotspot is near Tillings Close. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.