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Camberwell Green · Southwark

Camberwell Green: your neighbourhood

Camberwell Green electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 52% here, compared with 40% across Southwark (12.2 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 29% across Southwark (6.9 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49.7% here, compared with 54.9% across Southwark (5.2 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

8.8%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,359 out of 15,508.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

657 out of 15,509.

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People counted in the census

15,509

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,509 out of 15,509.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

49.7%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

6,436 out of 12,962.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

57.6%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,933 out of 6,833.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,553 out of 6,833.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

29%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,765 out of 12,962.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64.5%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

8,359 out of 12,962.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

537 out of 12,962.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.6%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,147 out of 12,962.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,489 out of 6,833.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

8.7%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,131 out of 12,962.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

52%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,552 out of 6,833.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.5%

21 March 2021 · Camberwell Green

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

838 out of 12,962.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Camberwell Green ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,060 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,165 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Camberwell Green ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 195 mapped crimes in September 2024; 180 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Camberwell Green
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202419546
October 202419343
November 202420438
December 202417339
January 202513537
February 202514530
March 202519236
April 202516535
May 202518842
June 202519148
July 202521144
August 202517341
September 202520361
October 202517951
November 202514031
December 202514536
January 202616434
February 202614831
March 202615028
April 202618542
May 202620373
June 202616963
July 202619456
August 202618070
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Camberwell Green
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime634
shoplifting352
theft from the person188
other theft176
public order122
drugs118
burglary117
vehicle crime116
robbery91
criminal damage arson66
bicycle theft45
other crime21
possession of weapons14
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Southwark →