Crime Rates at Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8TR

Camberwell Church Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 367th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Camberwell Church Street (SE5 8TR) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Camberwell Church Street (SE5 8TR), 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.