Crime Rates at Hopwood Road, London, SE17 2BW

Hopwood Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 45th 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 Hopwood Road (SE17 2BW) in the last 12 months was 586.3 per 1,000 residents and was 275.2% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 172.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopwood Road (SE17 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albany Road (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.