Total Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 139.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rotherhithe New Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 345th 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 2PU) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ).

In the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 2PU), 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 (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eugenia Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rotherhithe Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person A200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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