Crime Rates at Rainbow Street, London, SE5 7TB

Rainbow Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 279th highest crime rate of 769 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 Rainbow Street (SE5 7TB) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Street (SE5 7TB), 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.