Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

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 187.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.1 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrow 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 Merrow Street (SE17 2NW) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Merrow Street (SE17 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Merrow Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blackwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Blackwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradenham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lytham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westmoreland Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Row β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Bradenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westmoreland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Liverpool Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Date Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Grove β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Liverpool Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Liverpool Grove Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Theft from the person Liverpool Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradenham Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradenham Close β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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