Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 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 166.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Benhill Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 276th 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 Benhill Road (SE5 7FT) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhill Road (SE5 7FT), the main crime hotspot is near Southampton Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benhill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Caspian Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cottage Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wells Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brunswick Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brunswick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B217 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B217 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Ada Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ada Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donato Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donato Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gables Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comfort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southampton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southampton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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