Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 113.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1BA) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodney Place, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/107)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcorde Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Maurice Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orb Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Orb Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Orb Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Orb Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nursery Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Public order Baytree Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rodney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rodney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stead Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stead Street —
Apr 2026Other theft New Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Blackwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crail Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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