Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 127.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Iliffe Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 377th 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 Iliffe Street (SE17 3LJ) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Iliffe Street (SE17 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 322 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.

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Crime Over Time in Iliffe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Danson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crampton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Amelia Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amelia Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borrett Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borrett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Danson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Danson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holyoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holyoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pasley Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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