Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 224th 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 7TZ) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Way (SE16 7TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 38 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Sea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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