Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 96.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Alvey 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 Alvey Street (SE17 2LN) 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 Alvey Street (SE17 2LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 145 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 Alvey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Thurlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Thurlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thurlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thurlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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