Crime Rates at Deacon Way, London, SE17 1UP

Deacon Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 123rd 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 Deacon Way (SE17 1UP) in the last 12 months was 297.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Way (SE17 1UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 368 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.