Total Crime Rate

1257.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

222.7 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 1257.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 785.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 222.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Robbery 62.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • 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

Farmers Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 11th 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 Farmers Road (SE5 0TW) in the last 12 months was 1257.8 per 1,000 residents and was 626.8% 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 201 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 222.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farmers Road (SE5 0TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 229 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farmers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pitman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Councillor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Councillor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndham Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Bethwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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