Crime Rates at Otto Street, London, SE17 3PF

Otto Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 94th highest crime rate of 769 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 Otto Street (SE17 3PF) in the last 12 months was 370.0 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Otto Street (SE17 3PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otto Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.