Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 179.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Picton Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Picton Street (SE5 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picton Street (SE5 7QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Artichoke Place, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brisbane Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Picton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horsnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broome Way β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Broome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Artichoke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broome Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rust Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artichoke Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Elmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Bullace Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bullace Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kitson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyer Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Don Phelan Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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