Total Crime Rate
732.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westmoreland Road area has the highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 30th highest crime rate of 799 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 Westmoreland Road (SE17 2DA) in the last 12 months was 732.3 per 1,000 residents and was 368.6% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 173.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 495.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westmoreland Road (SE17 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Arnside Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Canal Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canal Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phelp Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmoreland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westmoreland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Crane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | John Crane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arnside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arnside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arnside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arnside Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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