Total Crime Rate

75.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 75.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Beckway Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beckway Street (SE17 1TH) in the last 12 months was 75.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckway Street (SE17 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Hendre Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dean'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swan Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exon Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Alvey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alvey Street Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swan Mead Under investigation
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Burglary Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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