Total Crime Rate

383.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 383.3 10/10
  • Drugs 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Robbery 50.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rodney Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 79th highest crime rate of 799 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 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 136.2% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 133.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery New Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victory Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Baytree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sayer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sayer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sayer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sayer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waleorde Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waleorde Road β€”

Data Sources

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