Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 129.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Datchelor 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.

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Crime Over Time in Datchelor Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace'S Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person D'Eynsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ribbon Dance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vicarage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wren Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wren Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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