Crime Rates at Lytham Street, London, SE17 2GP

Lytham Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 138th 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 Lytham Street (SE17 2GP) in the last 12 months was 270.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lytham Street (SE17 2GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.