Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Madron Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 292nd 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 Madron Street (SE17 2LR) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madron Street (SE17 2LR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 193 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Madron Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Markham Street
Apr 2026Other theft Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mina Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marcia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Madron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Madron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upnor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shorncliffe Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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