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

John Ruskin Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 146th 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 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Ruskin Street (SE5 0PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.