Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsland Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 799 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 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsland Close (SE17 3JW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Marsland Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrose Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steedman Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walworth Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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