Postcode · London
Crime in SE17 3EF
How much crime is recorded in SE17 3EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burgess Park West & John Ruskin Street
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,267 (2024)
SE17 3EFLondon
How safe is SE17 3EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE17 3EF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE17 3EFNational
Anti-social behaviour31.910.7
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Other theft13.94.5
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Theft from the person4.12.1
Public order3.64.6
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Shoplifting1.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.