Crime Rates at Denmark Hill, London, SE5 8EJ

Denmark Hill area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 349th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denmark Hill (SE5 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -74.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denmark Hill (SE5 8EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 207 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.