Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Camberwell Church Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 337th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell Church Street (SE5 7LN) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Camberwell Church Street (SE5 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Artichoke Place, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vestry Mews (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gables Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Artichoke Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Vestry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vestry Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vestry Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vestry Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maude Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribbon Dance Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Don Phelan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Horsnell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elmington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Datchelor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Datchelor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mary Datchelor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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