Total Crime Rate
460.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaconsfield Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 61st 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 Beaconsfield Road (SE17 2TU) in the last 12 months was 460.4 per 1,000 residents and was 194.6% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Road (SE17 2TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Elsted Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alvey Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alvey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckway Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alsace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrow Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Merrow Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Markham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thurlow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Alvey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albany Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albany Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Albany Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Albany Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kinglake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Exon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Surrey Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Surrey Square | β |
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