Crime Rates at Woodfarrs, London, SE5 8EX

Woodfarrs area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 301st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodfarrs (SE5 8EX) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodfarrs (SE5 8EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red Post Hill (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.