Total Crime Rate

307.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 307.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 79.1 10/10
  • Other theft 59.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deacon Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 114th 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 Deacon Way (SE17 1SP) in the last 12 months was 307.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 86.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1756.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Way (SE17 1SP), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant Road. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deacon Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wollaston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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