Total Crime Rate
133.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wooler Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 357th highest 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 Wooler Street (SE17 2EF) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 339.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wooler Street (SE17 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Blackwood Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrow Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Villa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Villa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Villa Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Villa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Villa Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Date Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Date Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Huntsman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tatum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
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