Total Crime Rate
106.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurlow Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 318th lowest 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 Thurlow Street (SE17 2FY) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurlow Street (SE17 2FY), the main crime hotspot is near Beaconsfield Road. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orb Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Markham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Massinger Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Massinger Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Massinger Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Massinger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sedan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Markham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Markham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Markham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Markham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comus Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Comus Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Comus Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comus Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlow Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Beaconsfield Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Massinger Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemantle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Surrey Square | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Square | — |
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