Crime Rates at Empress Street, London, SE17 3HH

Empress Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Camberwell Green , and the 326th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empress Street (SE17 3HH) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Camberwell Green average (173.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Street (SE17 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walworth Place, where police recorded 412 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.