Crime Rates at Charleston Street, London, SE17 1NG

Charleston Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charleston Street (SE17 1NG) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charleston Street (SE17 1NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 807 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.