Total Crime Rate

25.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 25.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tawny Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Tawny Way (SE16 2NH) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -96.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tawny Way (SE16 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tawny Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luxford Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trident Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenland Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Quay —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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