Total Crime Rate
124.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alvey Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 389th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alvey Street (SE17 2AG) in the last 12 months was 124.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alvey Street (SE17 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elsted Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alsace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Massinger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alvey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Exon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Markham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thurlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Villa Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Villa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
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