Total Crime Rate
153.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaconsfield Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 311th highest crime rate of 769 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 Beaconsfield Road (SE17 2EP) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Road (SE17 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thurlow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Thurlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Thurlow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinglake Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Haywood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haywood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Haywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Haywood Street | Under investigation |
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