Total Crime Rate

558.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 558.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 279.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 36.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Robbery 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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 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 Iliffe Street (SE17 3LL) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Iliffe Street (SE17 3LL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Iliffe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howell Walk β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Danson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Danson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Danson Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dante Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ethel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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