Total Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cooks Road area has the lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Road (SE17 3NS) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ).

In the area around Cooks Road (SE17 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennington, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cooks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Otto Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Otto Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otto Street —
Sep 2025Other theft De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doddington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heiron Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery St Agnes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Agnes Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Agnes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Bolton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Braganza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington Park Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Kennington Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sharsted Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharsted Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harmsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street —
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Data Sources

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