Crime Rates at Merrow Street, London, SE17 2NW

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 2NW) 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 (≈ 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 2NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.