Total Crime Rate
640.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hithe Grove area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 37th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hithe Grove (SE16 2XP) in the last 12 months was 640.8 per 1,000 residents and was 352.3% higher than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hithe Grove (SE16 2XP), 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 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe Old Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Surrey Quays | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A200 | 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 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | A200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A200 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gomm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moodkee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moodkee Street | Under investigation |
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