Total Crime Rate

211.8 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 211.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Borrett Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 215th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borrett Close (SE17 3JF) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borrett Close (SE17 3JF), 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 Borrett Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sutherland Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Iliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berryfield Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove
Sep 2025Other theft Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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