Total Crime Rate
137.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Champion Park area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 349th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Champion Park (SE5 8TE) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -92.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -74.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Champion Park (SE5 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Hill, where police recorded 162 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.
View Crime In Champion Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harbord Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Springhill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaulieu Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Beaulieu Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Anderton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Canning Cross | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stories Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windsor Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Crescent | — |
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