Crime Rates at Morecambe Street, London, SE17 1DU

Morecambe Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 201st highest crime rate of 769 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 Morecambe Street (SE17 1DU) in the last 12 months was 219.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morecambe Street (SE17 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.