Total Crime Rate
240.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawkstone Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 177th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkstone Road (SE16 2PW) in the last 12 months was 240.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% higher than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 242.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawkstone Road (SE16 2PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eugenia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | China Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A200 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rotherhithe Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Surrey Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Orange Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tawny Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Luxford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eugenia Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eugenia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eugenia Road | Under investigation |
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