Total Crime Rate

817.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.9 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 817.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 306.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.3 10/10
  • Other theft 55.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.3 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Burglary 33.2 10/10
  • Robbery 30.4 10/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.1 10/10
  • 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 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 24th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

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 0RW) in the last 12 months was 817.7 per 1,000 residents and was 372.5% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 111 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 8 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Camberwell New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lomond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Orpheus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Selborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Arms Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Joiners Arms Yd Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Joiners Arms Yd Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Joiners Arms Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Joiners Arms Yd Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broome Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broome Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Broome Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Green —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bullace Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Milkwell Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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