Total Crime Rate
129.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Datchelor Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 367th highest 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 Datchelor Place (SE5 7AP) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Datchelor Place (SE5 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wren Road, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Champion Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grace'S Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | D'Eynsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ribbon Dance Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brisbane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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