Camberwell South
Middle areaNorth west Southwark. 9,213 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Camberwell South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Camberwell South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Camberwell South at a rate of 130.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 371 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 226 |
| Other crime | 209 |
| Vehicle crime | 104 |
| Theft from the person | 90 |
| Burglary | 80 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Drug offences | 41 |
| Robbery | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Camberwell South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Camberwell South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Camberwell South at a rate of 130.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 111 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Camberwell South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (371), anti-social behaviour (226) and other crime (209).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Camberwell South alone. See Southwark
Camberwell South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Camberwell South was £596,750 in 2025.
Camberwell South had 8,884 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Camberwell South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Camberwell South, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.