Total Crime Rate

390.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 390.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 185.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Other theft 37.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • 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

Alberta Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 84th 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 Alberta Street (SE17 3RT) in the last 12 months was 390.3 per 1,000 residents and was 191.0% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alberta Street (SE17 3RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennington, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alberta Street (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alberta Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sharsted Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peacock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iliffe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iliffe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Iliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renfrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stopford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Renfrew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Opal Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Faunce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westcott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alberta Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoak Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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