Total Crime Rate

498.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 498.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 112.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Other theft 75.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Deacon Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 53rd 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 Deacon Way (SE17 1UW) in the last 12 months was 498.6 per 1,000 residents and was 271.7% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Way (SE17 1UW), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant Road. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 120 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/177)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wansey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wansey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rodney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Asolando Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cotham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcorde Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Colworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Sayer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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