Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Valmar Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 396th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valmar Road (SE5 9NH) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valmar Road (SE5 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wren Road (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bavent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lowth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caldecot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caldecot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Orpheus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Joiners Arms Yd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Orpheus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orpheus Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bavent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bavent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Joiners Arms Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milkwell Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Station Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Station Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milkwell Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Grove | Under investigation |
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