Total Crime Rate
240.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deans Buildings area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 178th 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 Deans Buildings (SE17 1QE) in the last 12 months was 240.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deans Buildings (SE17 1QE), the main crime hotspot is near Blackwood Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Huntsman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townsend Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halpin Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tisdall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tisdall Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tisdall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elsted Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catesby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catesby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catesby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catesby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
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