SE17 1BZ Crime Rates: Trends, Hotspots

Overview of Crime in SE17 1BZ

SE17 1BZ, Southwark has recorded a total of 280 crimes in the recent period of April 2024, equating to a crime rate of 20.29 per 1,000 population. This SE17 1BZ crime rate stands in contrast to the broader SE17 postcode area, which has experienced 7 crimes and a crime rate of 0.20 per 1,000 population (July 2024 stats).

It's important to note that this SE17 1BZ crime data is based on a circular area with a 500-meter radius around SE17 1BZ, encompassing approximately 13801 residents.

For the location information and nearby amenities in the SE17 1BZ area, explore the SE17 1BZ Area information page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the SE17 1BZ area, visit the SE17 1BZ House Prices

Key Crime Types

The most prevalent crimes in the area during Apr were:

Anti-social behaviour: (67) incidents (24.07% increase)
Violence and sexual offences: (50) incidents (-15.25% decrease)
Theft from the person: (46) incidents (24.32% increase)

SE17 1BZ Crime Hotspots

The surrounding areas of below locations have emerged as crime hotspots,

Further/Higher Educational Building with total crimes: 47
Townsend Street with total crimes: 17
Supermarket with total crimes: 15

SE17 1BZ Crime Map

Detailed Crime Data Analysis

Monthly Trends

In April 2024, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 67 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 50 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	67	20.29	24.07%
Violence and sexual offences	50	4.85	-15.25%
Theft from the person	46	3.62	24.32%
Shoplifting	30	3.33	50.00%
Other theft	27	2.17	3.85%
Burglary	18	1.96	-21.74%
Robbery	15	1.30	7.14%
Bicycle theft	9	1.09	350.00%
Public order	8	0.65	-52.94%
Vehicle crime	6	0.58	-14.29%
Drugs	3	0.43	-84.21%
Other crime	1	0.22	0.00%

In January 2024, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 59 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 54 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Violence and sexual offences	59	21.59	1.72%
Anti-social behaviour	54	4.27	-20.59%
Theft from the person	37	3.91	37.04%
Other theft	26	2.68	18.18%
Burglary	23	1.88	64.29%
Shoplifting	20	1.67	122.22%
Drugs	19	1.45	375.00%
Criminal damage and arson	17	1.38	30.77%
Public order	17	1.23	-15.00%
Robbery	14	1.23	55.56%
Vehicle crime	7	1.01	40.00%
Bicycle theft	2	0.51	-71.43%
Possession of weapons	2	0.14	0.00%
Other crime	1	0.14	0.00%

In December 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 68 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 58 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	68	18.69	13.33%
Violence and sexual offences	58	4.93	-1.69%
Theft from the person	27	4.20	0.00%
Other theft	22	1.96	-29.03%
Public order	20	1.59	53.85%
Burglary	14	1.45	27.27%
Criminal damage and arson	13	1.01	333.33%
Shoplifting	9	0.94	-66.67%
Robbery	9	0.65	50.00%
Bicycle theft	7	0.65	16.67%
Vehicle crime	5	0.51	150.00%
Drugs	4	0.36	33.33%
Possession of weapons	2	0.29	0.00%

In November 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 60 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 59 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	60	18.26	-26.83%
Violence and sexual offences	59	4.35	28.26%
Other theft	31	4.27	93.75%
Theft from the person	27	2.25	92.86%
Shoplifting	27	1.96	170.00%
Public order	13	1.96	0.00%
Burglary	11	0.94	22.22%
Robbery	6	0.80	-50.00%
Bicycle theft	6	0.43	200.00%
Drugs	3	0.43	-50.00%
Criminal damage and arson	3	0.22	-50.00%
Vehicle crime	2	0.22	-50.00%
Possession of weapons	2	0.14	0.00%
Other crime	2	0.14	100.00%

In October 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 82 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 46 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	82	16.01	30.16%
Violence and sexual offences	46	5.94	-32.35%
Other theft	16	3.33	-52.94%
Theft from the person	14	1.16	-30.00%
Public order	13	1.01	-45.83%
Robbery	12	0.94	71.43%
Shoplifting	10	0.87	-68.75%
Burglary	9	0.72	-59.09%
Drugs	6	0.65	-45.45%
Criminal damage and arson	6	0.43	-45.45%
Vehicle crime	4	0.43	-20.00%
Bicycle theft	2	0.29	-84.62%
Other crime	1	0.14	0.00%

In September 2023, Violence and sexual offences recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 68 followed closely by Anti-social behaviour, which accounted for 63 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Violence and sexual offences	68	22.61	41.67%
Anti-social behaviour	63	4.93	-3.08%
Other theft	34	4.56	47.83%
Shoplifting	32	2.46	60.00%
Public order	24	2.32	71.43%
Burglary	22	1.74	69.23%
Theft from the person	20	1.59	17.65%
Bicycle theft	13	1.45	30.00%
Criminal damage and arson	11	0.94	22.22%
Drugs	11	0.80	22.22%
Robbery	7	0.80	-41.67%
Vehicle crime	5	0.51	-16.67%
Other crime	1	0.36	0.00%
Possession of weapons	1	0.07	-50.00%

In August 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 65 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 48 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	65	17.97	6.56%
Violence and sexual offences	48	4.71	11.63%
Other theft	23	3.48	4.55%
Shoplifting	20	1.67	-9.09%
Theft from the person	17	1.45	-43.33%
Public order	14	1.23	-12.50%
Burglary	13	1.01	44.44%
Robbery	12	0.94	-14.29%
Bicycle theft	10	0.87	233.33%
Drugs	9	0.72	28.57%
Criminal damage and arson	9	0.65	-10.00%
Vehicle crime	6	0.65	20.00%
Possession of weapons	2	0.43	0.00%

In July 2023, Anti-social behaviour recorded the highest number of incidents, totaling 61 followed closely by Violence and sexual offences, which accounted for 43 incidents.

Crime Type	Count	Crime Rate	Change
Anti-social behaviour	61	17.75	0.00%
Violence and sexual offences	43	4.42	0.00%
Theft from the person	30	3.12	0.00%
Other theft	22	2.17	0.00%
Shoplifting	22	1.59	0.00%
Public order	16	1.59	0.00%
Robbery	14	1.16	0.00%
Criminal damage and arson	10	1.01	0.00%
Burglary	9	0.72	0.00%
Drugs	7	0.65	0.00%
Vehicle crime	5	0.51	0.00%
Bicycle theft	3	0.36	0.00%
Possession of weapons	2	0.22	0.00%
Other crime	1	0.14	0.00%

Crime by Type

A total of 520 Anti-social behaviour incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 65.00 incidents per month. October 2023 saw the highest number of Anti-social behaviour incidents with 82 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	67
January 2024	54
December 2023	68
November 2023	60
October 2023	82
September 2023	63
August 2023	65
July 2023	61

A total of 125 Public order incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 15.62 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Public order incidents with 24 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	8
January 2024	17
December 2023	20
November 2023	13
October 2023	13
September 2023	24
August 2023	14
July 2023	16

A total of 89 Robbery incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 11.12 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Robbery incidents with 15 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	15
January 2024	14
December 2023	9
November 2023	6
October 2023	12
September 2023	7
August 2023	12
July 2023	14

A total of 218 Theft from the person incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 27.25 incidents per month. April 2024 saw the highest number of Theft from the person incidents with 46 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	46
January 2024	37
December 2023	27
November 2023	27
October 2023	14
September 2023	20
August 2023	17
July 2023	30

A total of 431 Violence and sexual offences incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 53.88 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Violence and sexual offences incidents with 68 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	50
January 2024	59
December 2023	58
November 2023	59
October 2023	46
September 2023	68
August 2023	48
July 2023	43

A total of 62 Drugs incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 7.75 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Drugs incidents with 19 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	3
January 2024	19
December 2023	4
November 2023	3
October 2023	6
September 2023	11
August 2023	9
July 2023	7

A total of 201 Other theft incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 25.12 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Other theft incidents with 34 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	27
January 2024	26
December 2023	22
November 2023	31
October 2023	16
September 2023	34
August 2023	23
July 2023	22

A total of 52 Bicycle theft incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 6.50 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Bicycle theft incidents with 13 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	9
January 2024	2
December 2023	7
November 2023	6
October 2023	2
September 2023	13
August 2023	10
July 2023	3

A total of 170 Shoplifting incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 21.25 incidents per month. September 2023 saw the highest number of Shoplifting incidents with 32 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	30
January 2024	20
December 2023	9
November 2023	27
October 2023	10
September 2023	32
August 2023	20
July 2023	22

A total of 119 Burglary incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 14.88 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Burglary incidents with 23 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	18
January 2024	23
December 2023	14
November 2023	11
October 2023	9
September 2023	22
August 2023	13
July 2023	9

A total of 40 Vehicle crime incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 5.00 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Vehicle crime incidents with 7 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	6
January 2024	7
December 2023	5
November 2023	2
October 2023	4
September 2023	5
August 2023	6
July 2023	5

A total of 7 Other crime incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.17 incidents per month. November 2023 saw the highest number of Other crime incidents with 2 reported cases.

Month	Count
April 2024	1
January 2024	1
November 2023	2
October 2023	1
September 2023	1
July 2023	1

A total of 69 Criminal damage and arson incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 9.86 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Criminal damage and arson incidents with 17 reported cases.

Month	Count
January 2024	17
December 2023	13
November 2023	3
October 2023	6
September 2023	11
August 2023	9
July 2023	10

A total of 11 Possession of weapons incidents were recorded over 8 month period, averaging 1.83 incidents per month. January 2024 saw the highest number of Possession of weapons incidents with 2 reported cases.

Month	Count
January 2024	2
December 2023	2
November 2023	2
September 2023	1
August 2023	2
July 2023	2

Crime by Location in April 2024

A detailed breakdown of crime incidents by location within the SE17 1BZ postcode area is presented below.

1. Further/Higher Educational Building
Total 47
Shoplifting 25
Violence and sexual offences 6
Other theft 5
Anti-social behaviour 5
Theft from the person 2
Burglary 2
Bicycle theft 1
Robbery 1
2. Townsend Street
Total 17
Anti-social behaviour 16
Public order 1
3. Supermarket
Total 15
Violence and sexual offences 5
Robbery 4
Theft from the person 3
Bicycle theft 1
Other theft 1
Shoplifting 1
4. Sayer Street
Total 15
Burglary 7
Theft from the person 6
Bicycle theft 1
Other theft 1
5. Police Station
Total 13
Violence and sexual offences 5
Anti-social behaviour 4
Public order 2
Robbery 1
Theft from the person 1
6. Shopping Area
Total 11
Violence and sexual offences 4
Theft from the person 3
Other theft 2
Robbery 1
Shoplifting 1
7. Deacon Street
Total 11
Anti-social behaviour 3
Other theft 2
Robbery 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Burglary 1
Theft from the person 1
8. Rodney Place
Total 11
Theft from the person 5
Other theft 3
Violence and sexual offences 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
9. Waleorde Road
Total 10
Anti-social behaviour 8
Shoplifting 1
Theft from the person 1
10. Walworth Road
Total 9
Violence and sexual offences 4
Other theft 2
Theft from the person 2
Robbery 1
11. Baytree Mews
Total 8
Bicycle theft 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other crime 1
Public order 1
Theft from the person 1
12. New Kent Road
Total 7
Anti-social behaviour 2
Drugs 2
Theft from the person 2
Robbery 1
13. Content Street
Total 7
Theft from the person 2
Violence and sexual offences 2
Burglary 1
Other theft 1
Robbery 1
14. Tisdall Place
Total 6
Burglary 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other theft 1
Public order 1
Vehicle crime 1
15. Balfour Street
Total 6
Theft from the person 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other theft 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
16. County Street
Total 6
Theft from the person 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
Bicycle theft 1
Burglary 1
Vehicle crime 1
17. Rodney Road
Total 5
Anti-social behaviour 2
Theft from the person 2
Violence and sexual offences 1
18. Spare Street
Total 5
Violence and sexual offences 3
Theft from the person 2
19. Amelia Street
Total 4
Anti-social behaviour 1
Drugs 1
Other theft 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
20. Blackwood Street
Total 4
Anti-social behaviour 2
Other theft 1
Theft from the person 1
21. Barlow Street
Total 4
Anti-social behaviour 3
Violence and sexual offences 1
22. Angel Lane
Total 3
Public order 2
Anti-social behaviour 1
23. Cadiz Street
Total 3
Other theft 1
Public order 1
Robbery 1
24. Merrow Walk
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Other theft 1
Theft from the person 1
25. Henshaw Street
Total 3
Burglary 1
Robbery 1
Vehicle crime 1
26. Dean'S Buildings
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 2
Bicycle theft 1
27. Salisbury Close
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 3
28. Steedman Street
Total 3
Anti-social behaviour 1
Theft from the person 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
29. Carter Place
Total 2
Shoplifting 1
Violence and sexual offences 1
30. Date Street
Total 2
Bicycle theft 1
Violence and sexual offences 1

Total	47
Shoplifting	25
Violence and sexual offences	6
Other theft	5
Anti-social behaviour	5
Theft from the person	2
Burglary	2
Bicycle theft	1
Robbery	1