Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plover Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Plover Way (SE16 7TT) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Way (SE16 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plover Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street —
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Redriff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Quay —
Sep 2025Burglary Redriff Road Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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