Crime Rates at Vestry Road, London, SE5 8PQ

Vestry Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 799 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 Vestry Road (SE5 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vestry Road (SE5 8PQ), 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.