Total Crime Rate
101.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Picton Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Picton Street (SE5 7QH) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Picton Street (SE5 7QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camberwell Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Camberwell Green (35 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 | Theft from the person | Sears Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullace Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullace Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bullace Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bullace Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bullace Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kitson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Green | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camberwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camberwell Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Camberwell Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Artichoke Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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