Crime Rates at Walworth Road, London, SE17 2TG

Walworth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 36th 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 2TG) in the last 12 months was 660.3 per 1,000 residents and was 322.5% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walworth Road (SE17 2TG), 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.