Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Plover Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plover Way (SE16 7TZ) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Way (SE16 7TZ), 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 Plover Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay —
Apr 2026Other theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerford Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onega Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norway Gate —
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Data Sources

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