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Crime in SE17 3UL

How much crime is recorded in SE17 3UL, 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
1,360 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE17 3UL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE17 3UL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3ULNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime6.83.5
Public order6.14.6
Theft from the person5.92.1
Other theft4.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs2.32.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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