Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Spa Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spa Road (SE16 3FD) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spa Road (SE16 3FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alscot Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bridewain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolstaplers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cadbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Koops Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Freda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dunlop Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freda Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Freda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neckinger Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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