Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mason Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 328th highest crime rate of 799 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 Mason Street (SE17 1HF) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mason Street (SE17 1HF), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bartholomew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rephidim Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Law Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Law Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Law Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Law Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Law Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Law Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Searles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gavel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cardinal Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rephidim Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cardinal Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Horse Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Horse Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Black Horse Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Maurice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Maurice Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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