Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vestry Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 799 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 Vestry Road (SE5 8NR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vestry Road (SE5 8NR), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vestry Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Redbridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Lettsom Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lettsom Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grace'S Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Camberwell Glebe Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crofton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shenley Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Vestry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vestry Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vestry Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maude Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peckham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peckham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lettsom Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Havil Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redbridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redbridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marchwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sedgmoor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbury Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Havil Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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