Crime Rates at Rodney Road, London, SE17 1RA

Rodney Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 178th 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 1RA) in the last 12 months was 240.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodney Place, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.