Total Crime Rate
383.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rodney 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baytree Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackwood Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sayer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baytree Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sayer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waleorde Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waleorde Road | β |
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