Crime Rates at Marlborough Close, London, SE17 3AW

Marlborough Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 769 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 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% 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 381 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (161 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.