Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Datchelor Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 370th highest 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 Datchelor Place (SE5 7AP) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.5% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Datchelor Place (SE5 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Datchelor Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Crespigny Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerfield Crescent
Apr 2026Other theft Kimpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kimpton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brisbane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bantry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brisbane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brisbane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Artichoke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mary Datchelor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dagmar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brunswick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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