Crime Rates at John Ruskin Street, London, SE5 0NX

John Ruskin Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 769 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 0NX) in the last 12 months was 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ruskin Street (SE5 0NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gateway, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Macleod Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.