Total Crime Rate

220.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 220.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.3 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Merrow Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 200th highest 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 Merrow Street (SE17 2NH) in the last 12 months was 220.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrow Street (SE17 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 636 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Merrow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Date Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sondes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Crane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Crane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Date Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Date Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Arnside Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arnside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnside Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bronti Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Row β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.