Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bethwin Road (SE5 0YE) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethwin Road (SE5 0YE), 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 2025Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Councillor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bethwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Harding Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Councillor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Toulon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Draco Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Addington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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