Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Howland Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 134th 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 Howland Way (SE16 6HN) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howland Way (SE16 6HN), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howland Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holyoake Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norway Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onega Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate —
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Data Sources

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