Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vestry Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 371st highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vestry Road (SE5 8NX) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vestry Road (SE5 8NX), the main crime hotspot is near Peckham Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 25 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Grace'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cactus Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Cactus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cactus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalwood Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dalwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dalwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ainsworth Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ainsworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Crofton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crofton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crofton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushey Hill Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Peckham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dagmar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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