Total Crime Rate
369.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Munton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 85th 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 Munton Road (SE17 1PR) in the last 12 months was 369.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.8% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Munton Road (SE17 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sayer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Heygate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heygate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Meadow Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockingham Street | Under investigation |
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