Total Crime Rate
187.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lytham Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 248th 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 Lytham Street (SE17 2NN) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% higher than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lytham Street (SE17 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carter Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Grove | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Liverpool Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradenham Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bradenham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bradenham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradenham Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Row | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liverpool Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Liverpool Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blackwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King And Queen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cadiz Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cadiz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadiz Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | King And Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albany Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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