Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Harfield Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Harfield Gardens (SE5 8DB) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

In the area around Harfield Gardens (SE5 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Dog Kennel Hill. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harfield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dog Kennel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lettsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lettsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dog Kennel Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lettsom Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canning Cross —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albrighton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stories Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stories Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anderton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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