Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 105.3 8/10
  • Burglary 28.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 314th lowest 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 Portland Street (SE17 2PG) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (SE17 2PG), the main crime hotspot is near Blackwood Street. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arnside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Canal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canal Street —
Apr 2026Public order Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aylesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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