Total Crime Rate

366.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flint 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.

Crime Over Time in Flint Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Preston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exon Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Massinger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alvey Street
Sep 2025Drugs Alvey Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alvey Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Alvey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Merrow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Merrow Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exon Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chatham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Searles Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paragon Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Row
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dawes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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