Total Crime Rate

213.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 213.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Penton Place area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 210th 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 Penton Place (SE17 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penton Place (SE17 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 267 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Delverton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delverton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Wollaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wollaston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wollaston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ambergate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
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Data Sources

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