Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Arnould Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arnould Avenue (SE5 8AU) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arnould Avenue (SE5 8AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndene Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Champion Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Basingdon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Beaulieu Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anderton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monclar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dog Kennel Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dog Kennel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Dog Kennel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dog Kennel Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nairne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nairne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basingdon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndene Road | — |
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