Crime Rates at Walworth Road, London, SE17 2TE

Walworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 6th 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 Walworth Road (SE17 2TE) in the last 12 months was 1704.3 per 1,000 residents and was 950.1% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 543 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 238.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walworth Road (SE17 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 636 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.