Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greig Terrace area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Greig Terrace (SE17 3QS) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greig Terrace (SE17 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Otto Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greig Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ambergate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forsyth Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lorrimore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delverton Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Delverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lorrimore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ruskin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir John Kirk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Draco Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Doddington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillingdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Draco Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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