Total Crime Rate

367.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.5 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 367.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newington Butts area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 95th 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 Newington Butts (SE1 6SG) in the last 12 months was 367.4 per 1,000 residents and was 173.9% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newington Butts (SE1 6SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elephant Road (120 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newington Butts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/232)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steedman Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Spare Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newington Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wollaston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wollaston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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