Total Crime Rate

444.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

161.3 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 444.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 161.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Drugs 46.6 10/10
  • Robbery 39.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Blackwood Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 65th 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 Blackwood Street (SE17 2HG) in the last 12 months was 444.4 per 1,000 residents and was 183.0% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 161.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwood Street (SE17 2HG), 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 Blackwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Date Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Liverpool Grove Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walworth Place Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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