Total Crime Rate
130.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Carter Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 364th highest 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 Carter Street (SE17 3EW) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( 20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 280.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carter Street (SE17 3EW), 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.
View Crime In Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Empress Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleming Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Empress Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fielding Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sutherland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Langdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sutherland Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Occupation Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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