Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vicarage Grove 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 Vicarage Grove (SE5 7LY) 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 Vicarage Grove (SE5 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Wren Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Artichoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place —
Sep 2025Public order B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ribbon Dance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ribbon Dance Mews —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Daneville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camberwell Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camberwell Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Camberwell Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Camberwell Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Camberwell Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ada Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jephson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brunswick Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 73

Data Sources

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