Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marlborough Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marlborough Close (SE17 3AW) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Close (SE17 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 404 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.

Crime Over Time in Marlborough Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrett Close —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Longville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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