Crime Rates at Heygate Street, London, SE17 1FX

Heygate Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 49th 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 Heygate Street (SE17 1FX) in the last 12 months was 554.7 per 1,000 residents and was 241.8% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heygate Street (SE17 1FX), 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.