Total Crime Rate
113.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peabody Estate area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peabody Estate (SE17 1BE) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peabody Estate (SE17 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodney Place, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Walworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heygate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blackwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rodney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stead Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stead Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Blackwood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Baytree Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victory Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Townley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Baytree Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Kent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Salisbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crail Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillery Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillery Close | Under investigation |
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