Total Crime Rate

340.2 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 340.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 47.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.7 10/10
  • Robbery 14.8 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mcdowall Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 99th 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 Mcdowall Road (SE5 9LD) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 115.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mcdowall Road (SE5 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Tillings Close. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mcdowall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tillings Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Flodden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Camberwell Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Councillor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Councillor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paulet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Councillor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Camberwell Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Camberwell Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Camberwell Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Station Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Halsmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Grove —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tillings Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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