Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • 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

Edmund Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 221st highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edmund Street (SE5 7PH) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmund Street (SE5 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Canal Street. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edmund Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kitson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harris Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owgan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Owgan Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Parkhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Durfey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cottage Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mary Datchelor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bantry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sam King Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sam King Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sam King Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Cottage Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
Apr 2026Drugs B217 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
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Data Sources

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