Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • 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

Bethwin Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 769 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 0YF) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethwin Road (SE5 0YF), the main crime hotspot is near Camberwell Road. Police recorded 172 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horsman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Urlwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comber Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Comber Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sultan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sultan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bowyer Street 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 2026Theft from the person Addington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Camberwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thompson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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