Total Crime Rate

317.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 317.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Camberwell New Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RR) in the last 12 months was 317.6 per 1,000 residents and was 155.8% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 103.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Camberwell New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfinlas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Pitman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Farmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halsmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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