Total Crime Rate
832.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Lane 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 Grove Lane (SE5 8SY) 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 Grove Lane (SE5 8SY), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashworth Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morna Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wren Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Jephson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jephson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Camberwell Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Camberwell Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camberwell Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Camberwell Church Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milkwell Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milkwell Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milkwell Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Joiners Arms Yd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Joiners Arms Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Orpheus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orpheus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Daneville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ribbon Dance Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wren Road | Under investigation |
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