Total Crime Rate

219.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 219.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 29.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rotherhithe New Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 2AB) in the last 12 months was 219.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherhithe New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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