Total Crime Rate
832.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wren Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wren Road (SE5 8QS) in the last 12 months was 832.8 per 1,000 residents and was 369.0% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 312.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wren Road (SE5 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (96 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Camberwell Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mary Datchelor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Crespigny Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbord Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wren Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wren Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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