Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Salisbury Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 287th highest 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 Salisbury Close (SE17 1BY) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Close (SE17 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Kent Road, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Content Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Searles Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartholomew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Huntsman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tatum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tatum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tatum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Halpin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tisdall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tisdall Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tisdall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elsted Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street β€”

Data Sources

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