Total Crime Rate

383.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 383.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · 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 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 90th 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 1FJ) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% 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 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 (30/161)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sayer Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Munton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Theft from the person Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Content Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Asolando Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Cotham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cotham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King And Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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