Total Crime Rate

119.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carter Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 364th 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 Carter Street (SE17 3EW) in the last 12 months was 119.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 218.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Street (SE17 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Draco Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iliffe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Iliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lorrimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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