Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Owgan Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 370th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Owgan Close (SE5 7SH) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owgan Close (SE5 7SH), the main crime hotspot is near Southampton Way. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Owgan Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sedgmoor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ada Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Don Phelan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Don Phelan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kimpton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harvey Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gables Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brisbane Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southampton Way —
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mary Datchelor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horsnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horsnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Owgan Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mary Datchelor Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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