Crime Rates at Champion Hill, London, SE5 8AH

Champion Hill area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 220th lowest 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 Champion Hill (SE5 8AH) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Champion Hill (SE5 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Denmark Hill. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.