Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 118.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Ruskin Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 390th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Ruskin Street (SE5 0NE) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ruskin Street (SE5 0NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 636 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in John Ruskin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Public order Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cadiz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cadiz Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cadiz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Walworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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