Crime Rates at Wren Road, London, SE5 8QS

Wren Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 769 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 823.5 per 1,000 residents and was 375.8% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 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 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 101 (≈ 312.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% 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 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.