Total Crime Rate

793.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 793.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 153.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.4 10/10
  • Drugs 58.2 10/10
  • Robbery 58.2 10/10
  • Other theft 52.9 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 9/10
  • 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

Southampton Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 25th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southampton Way (SE5 7SW) in the last 12 months was 793.7 per 1,000 residents and was 346.9% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Way (SE5 7SW), the main crime hotspot is near Canal Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southampton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elmington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edmund Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edmund Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Picton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rainbow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brisbane Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Caspian Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sears Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sears Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lomond Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lomond Grove —
Sep 2025Drugs Addington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wells Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wells Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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