Total Crime Rate
366.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flint Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 89th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Flint Street (SE17 2SN) in the last 12 months was 366.5 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 152.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flint Street (SE17 2SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merrow Walk, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Preston Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Massinger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Massinger Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alvey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrow Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aylesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Exon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gavel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Searles Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paragon Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Row | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aylesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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