Total Crime Rate
492.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Amelia Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 57th 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 Amelia Street (SE17 3AS) in the last 12 months was 492.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.6% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 68.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amelia Street (SE17 3AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 368 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amelia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crampton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crampton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amelia Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amelia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Borrett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borrett Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Danson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Danson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Danson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Holyoak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holyoak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
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