Total Crime Rate

193.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 236th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1RG) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (SE17 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Kent Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackwood Street (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean'S Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrow Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillery Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dean'S Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flint Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Henshaw Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Henshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trafalgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crail Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Orb Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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