Total Crime Rate

210.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 210.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plough Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 216th highest crime rate of 799 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 7AD) in the last 12 months was 210.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% higher than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plough Way (SE16 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwood Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Plough Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tawny Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighter Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naomi Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Trident Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Carolean Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Way
Sep 2025Other theft Redriff Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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