Crime Rates at Shenley Road, London, SE5 8ND

Shenley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Shenley Road (SE5 8ND) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shenley Road (SE5 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peckham Road, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talfourd Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.