Total Crime Rate
444.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blackwood 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.
View Crime In North Walworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Content Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Content Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Content Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Content Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnside Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brandon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King And Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brandon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brandon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Date Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Townley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Content Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King And Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Grove | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Walworth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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