Crime Rates at Wansey Street, London, SE17 1FF

Wansey Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 122nd 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 1FF) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 136.1% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wansey Street (SE17 1FF), 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.