Total Crime Rate
112.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsland Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 347th 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 Marsland Close (SE17 3JW) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsland Close (SE17 3JW), 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.
View Crime In Newington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Draco Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steedman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Draco Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Amelia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrose Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrose Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrose Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amelia Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Amelia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgeon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lorrimore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorrimore Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lorrimore Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgeon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturgeon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crampton Street | — |
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