Crime Rates at Wansey Street, London, SE17 1FE

Wansey Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 40th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wansey Street (SE17 1FE) in the last 12 months was 648.4 per 1,000 residents and was 383.4% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansey Street (SE17 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant Road, where police recorded 357 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (161 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.