Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 92.7 7/10
  • Burglary 34.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henshaw 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 1PE) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 1PE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Henshaw Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Content Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person County Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Munton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Garland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victory Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour County Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Elba Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodney Place β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rodney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Elba Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rodney Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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