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Crime in SE5 8LR

How much crime is recorded in SE5 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Camberwell South
Council
Southwark
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,832 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE5 8LR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE5 8LR area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SE5 8LRNational
Burglary19.59.1
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft4.44.5
Theft from the person4.02.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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