Total Crime Rate

1243.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.4 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 1243.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 792.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 79.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.0 10/10
  • Robbery 40.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
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

East Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 12th 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 East Street (SE17 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 1243.6 per 1,000 residents and was 691.7% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 371 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 89.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 194.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (SE17 2DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Walworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadiz Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Asolando Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Street —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadiz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Content Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cadiz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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