Total Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Champion Hill area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Champion Hill (SE5 8TN) in the last 12 months was 3.8 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Champion Hill average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Champion Hill (SE5 8TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Hill, where police recorded 160 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 Champion Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acland Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wanley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stories Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stories Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anderton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grove Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Walk | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Denmark Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Drugs | Blanchedowne | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndene Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denmark Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canning Cross | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Denmark Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmark Hill | Under investigation |
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