Crime Rates at Crofton Road, London, SE5 8LY

Crofton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 127th 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 Crofton Road (SE5 8LY) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crofton Road (SE5 8LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Road, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talfourd Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.