Total Crime Rate
161.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Don Phelan Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 289th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Don Phelan Close (SE5 7BB) in the last 12 months was 161.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Don Phelan Close (SE5 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Wren Road. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Giles| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A202 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Picton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerfield Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kimpton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kimpton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmund Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brisbane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brisbane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brisbane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artichoke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artichoke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artichoke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Artichoke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Artichoke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edmund Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benhill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brunswick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brunswick Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harris Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell Glebe | Under investigation |
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