Total Crime Rate
438.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Braganza Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 67th 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 Braganza Street (SE17 3RD) in the last 12 months was 438.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.3% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (β 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Braganza Street (SE17 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Opal Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennington (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lorrimore Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Otto Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Otto Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Otto Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kennington Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Opal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alberta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alberta Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Alberta Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alberta Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doddington Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Braganza Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharsted Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Opal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook'S Road | β |
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