Total Crime Rate
558.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peacock Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 48th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Peacock Street (SE17 3LF) in the last 12 months was 558.8 per 1,000 residents and was 244.3% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peacock Street (SE17 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 368 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elephant Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrose Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ethel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrose Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sayer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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