Total Crime Rate

438.7 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 438.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 159.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.5 10/10
  • Robbery 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Braganza 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 3RJ) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 3RJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Braganza Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharsted Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stopford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lorrimore Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorrimore Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Braganza Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sharsted Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stopford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Opal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forsyth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cook'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cook'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stopford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harmsworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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