Total Crime Rate

259.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Congreve Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 162nd highest crime rate of 769 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 Congreve Street (SE17 1TG) in the last 12 months was 259.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congreve Street (SE17 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near Stanford Place. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Congreve Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Henshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alvey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alvey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alvey Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Alvey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Massinger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Massinger Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massinger Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aberdour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Green Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Beckway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Square Offender given penalty notice
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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