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 3SA) 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 3SA), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dante Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Holyoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Othello Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dante Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Faunce Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newington Butts β€”
Sep 2025Public order Howell Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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