Crime Rates at Rotherhithe New Road, London, SE16 2AG

Rotherhithe New Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 298th lowest 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 2AG) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bush Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.