Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 112.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Marsland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Marsland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Draco Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steedman Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Amelia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road
Apr 2026Public order Lorrimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street

Data Sources

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