Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benhill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 269th 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 Benhill Road (SE5 7FT) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benhill Road (SE5 7FT), the main crime hotspot is near Southampton Way. Police recorded 65 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 (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coleman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Datchelor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Southampton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southampton Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mary Datchelor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mary Datchelor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brisbane Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comfort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Don Phelan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Phelan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ada Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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