Total Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rotherhithe Old Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe Old Road (SE16 2QF) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rotherhithe Old Road (SE16 2QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oldfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oldfield Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Orange Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | China Hall Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A200 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rotherhithe Old Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Surrey Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tawny Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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