Crime Rates at Hillery Close, London, SE17 1RQ

Hillery Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 236th highest crime rate of 769 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 Hillery Close (SE17 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillery Close (SE17 1RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Row, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orb Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.