Crime Rates at Picton Street, London, SE5 7PL

Picton 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 Picton Street (SE5 7PL) 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 Picton Street (SE5 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Artichoke Place, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bullace Row (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.