Crime Rates at East Street, London, SE17 2JN

East Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (SE17 2JN) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 29.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Street (SE17 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hendre Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.