Total Crime Rate

285.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 285.7 10/10
  • Other theft 56.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sutherland Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 128th 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 Sutherland Square (SE17 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 285.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% higher than the Camberwell Green average (177.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Square (SE17 3EQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sutherland Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beckford Place
Sep 2025Other theft Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Walworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waleorde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waleorde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waleorde Road
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carter Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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