Crime Rates at Elmington Estate, London, SE5 7QL

Elmington Estate 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 Elmington Estate (SE5 7QL) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Elmington Estate (SE5 7QL), 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 (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.