Total Crime Rate

130.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 130.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carter 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Carter Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empress Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Sutherland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Langdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Occupation Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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