Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.2 7/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bethwin Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 276th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

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 Bethwin Road (SE5 0SG) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethwin Road (SE5 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Camberwell Road. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bethwin Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sears Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradenham Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Addington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Scena Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scena Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scena Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lomond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addington Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowyer Place Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broome Way β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Broome Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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