Total Crime Rate
206.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 219th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Street (SE17 1DG) in the last 12 months was 206.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Street (SE17 1DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 636 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Walworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckford Place | — |
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