Total Crime Rate
339.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 100th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Street (SE17 1LP) in the last 12 months was 339.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% 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 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Street (SE17 1LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 636 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peacock Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Walworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waleorde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waleorde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waleorde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Waleorde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waleorde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waleorde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beckford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waleorde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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