Total Crime Rate

357.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 357.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 60.3 10/10
  • Other theft 48.7 10/10
  • Drugs 39.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Robbery 18.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.6 6/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rodney Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 104th highest crime rate of 769 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 Rodney Road (SE17 1AS) in the last 12 months was 357.3 per 1,000 residents and was 166.4% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1AS), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sayer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Townley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Munton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Content 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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