Total Crime Rate

219.3 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 219.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Congreve Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congreve Street (SE17 1TG) in the last 12 months was 219.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 330.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congreve Street (SE17 1TG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Congreve Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elsted Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tatum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alvey Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Halpin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alvey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tisdall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tisdall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Alvey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Page'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Page'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Flint Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Guinness Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tatum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Markham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Old Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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