Crime Rates at Camberwell New Road, London, SE5 0RS

Camberwell New Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RS) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.