Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 143.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Smyrks Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smyrks Road (SE17 2QP) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smyrks Road (SE17 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendre Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smyrks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinglake Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upnor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Haywood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Madron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Haywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Haywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Terrace —
Apr 2026Drugs Surrey Square Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Madron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Madron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shorncliffe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunton Road —
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Data Sources

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