Total Crime Rate

288.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 288.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 59.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Plough Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 136th 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 Plough Way (SE16 2LS) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% higher than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Way (SE16 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Bush Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plough Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yeoman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Rise Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crooke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent —
Apr 2026Robbery Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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