Total Crime Rate
129.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gables Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 368th highest 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 Gables Close (SE5 7QE) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gables Close (SE5 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Road, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peckham Grove (29 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 | Public order | Rainbow Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maude Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southampton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Southampton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havil Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Havil Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Havil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Havil Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbury Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maude Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gables Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleman Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coleman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tilson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tilson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peckham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southampton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gables Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peckham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Benhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Owgan Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harris Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
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