Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sedan Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 381st lowest 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 Sedan Way (SE17 2AB) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedan Way (SE17 2AB), 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 Sedan Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alsace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exon Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanford Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Surrey Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Grove β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exon Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inville Road β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Merrow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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