Crime Rates at Penton Place, London, SE17 3JR

Penton Place 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 Penton Place (SE17 3JR) 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 Penton Place (SE17 3JR), 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.