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

Camberwell New Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RZ) in the last 12 months was 532.1 per 1,000 residents and was 328.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell New Road (SE5 0RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Grove, where police recorded 52 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.