Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

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 25.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ambergate Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambergate Street (SE17 3RX) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambergate Street (SE17 3RX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ambergate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Othello Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Iliffe Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Othello Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iliffe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Iliffe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peacock Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berryfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doddington Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alberta Street β€”

Data Sources

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