Total Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crossthwaite Avenue 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 Crossthwaite Avenue (SE5 8EY) 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 Crossthwaite Avenue (SE5 8EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acland Crescent (9 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Monclar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anderton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gylcote Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nairne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Basingdon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gylcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodfarrs | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dylways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dylways | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dylways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nairne Grove | Under investigation |
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