Crime Rates at Sansom Street, London, SE5 7RD

Sansom Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sansom Street (SE5 7RD) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sansom Street (SE5 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Artichoke Place. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.