Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Henshaw Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 305th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Henshaw Street (SE17 1PD) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henshaw Street (SE17 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodney Place, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Content Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Munton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | County Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | County Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Munton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elba Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elba Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
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