Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hopewell Yard area has the 21st highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 269th 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 Hopewell Yard (SE5 7QS) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hopewell Yard (SE5 7QS), 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.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ada Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Picton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camberwell Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mary Datchelor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mary Datchelor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sears Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell Glebe | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Caspian Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edmund Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edmund Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicarage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | D'Eynsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Don Phelan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Don Phelan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kimpton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harvey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brisbane Street | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Artichoke Place | β |
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