Total Crime Rate

324.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 324.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Other theft 39.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 34.6 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milkwell Yard area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 120th highest crime rate of 769 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 Milkwell Yard (SE5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 324.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milkwell Yard (SE5 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 207 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milkwell Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warner Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bullace Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Milkwell Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullace Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Green —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell Green —
Apr 2026Public order Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Camberwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camberwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Joiners Arms Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tillings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tillings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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