Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sedan Way area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 799 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 Sedan Way (SE17 2LW) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedan Way (SE17 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendre Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sedan Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Flint Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albany Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Villa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Villa Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smyrk'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyrk'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smyrk'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hendre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hendre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Surrey Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aylesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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