Total Crime Rate

544.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 544.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 237.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 80.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pirie Close area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 50th 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 Pirie Close (SE5 8TF) in the last 12 months was 544.4 per 1,000 residents and was 481.9% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 286.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pirie Close (SE5 8TF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 206 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pirie Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acland Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Crespigny Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Hill
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Hill
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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