Total Crime Rate

157.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 157.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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

Hopwood Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 303rd 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 Hopwood Road (SE17 2BL) in the last 12 months was 157.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopwood Road (SE17 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Albany Road. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lytham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrow Walk —
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 Hopwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Street —
Apr 2026Public order Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villa Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Portland Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Beaconsfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlow Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Aylesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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