Total Crime Rate

107.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick Villas area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 769 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 Brunswick Villas (SE5 7RR) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Villas (SE5 7RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Grove, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southampton Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Road
Apr 2026Burglary Tilson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vestry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vestry Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havil Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southampton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southampton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gables Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rainbow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Giles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ada Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanswood Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ada Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Peckham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ferdinand Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ferdinand Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferdinand Drive
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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