Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leather Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Evelyn , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

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 Leather Road (SE16 2QB) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Evelyn average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leather Road (SE16 2QB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Leather Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oldfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bestwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A200 —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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