Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 43.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canning Cross area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 300th highest crime rate of 769 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 Canning Cross (SE5 8BH) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Cross (SE5 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denmark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dagmar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Anderton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Grace'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grace'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lettsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Canning Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stories Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stories Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stories Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maude Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grace'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grace'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dog Kennel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dog Kennel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dog Kennel Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beaulieu Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dog Kennel Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaulieu Close —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windsor Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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