Total Crime Rate

149.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 149.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Don Phelan Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 312th highest crime rate of 799 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 Don Phelan Close (SE5 7DA) in the last 12 months was 149.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Don Phelan Close (SE5 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orpheus Street, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Don Phelan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Caspian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harvey Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broome Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lomond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Artichoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brisbane Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wren Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order A202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Don Phelan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Camberwell Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Broome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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