Crime Rates at Wansey Street, London, SE17 1FF

Wansey Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 799 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 1FF) in the last 12 months was 253.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 950.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 475.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansey Street (SE17 1FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 368 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.