Total Crime Rate

158.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 158.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Freemantle Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 301st highest 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 Freemantle Street (SE17 2JP) in the last 12 months was 158.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freemantle Street (SE17 2JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivy Church Lane, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendre Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Freemantle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tisdall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglake Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Haywood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Square Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Church Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivy Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ivy Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ivy Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Church Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Church Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Mina Road Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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