Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.8 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 250.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Silwood Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 168th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silwood Street (SE16 2BF) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silwood Street (SE16 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corbett'S Lane, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silwood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rotherhithe New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsworthy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silwood Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silwood Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silwood Street
Apr 2026Other theft Eugenia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eugenia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corbett'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corbett'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Corbett'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbett'S Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Zampa Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zampa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Abbeyfield Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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