Total Crime Rate
366.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flint Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 89th 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 Flint Street (SE17 1QD) in the last 12 months was 366.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flint Street (SE17 1QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrow Walk, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Massinger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Flint Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flint Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flint Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Maurice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Flint Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Maurice Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gavel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dean'S Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alsace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Markham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thurlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catesby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tisdall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tisdall Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tisdall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halpin Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
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