Crime Rates at Darwin Street, London, SE17 1HB

Darwin Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 336th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darwin Street (SE17 1HB) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Street (SE17 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alice Street, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Law Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.