Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peabody Estate area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 799 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 1BT) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peabody Estate (SE17 1BT), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Peabody Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dean'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillery Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillery Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bronti Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bronti Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Date Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Date Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Date Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Orb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Content Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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