Total Crime Rate
108.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Varcoe Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 359th 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 Varcoe Road (SE16 3AD) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Varcoe Road (SE16 3AD), the main crime hotspot is near Record Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryder Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Record Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cranswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eagle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eagle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eagle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Eagle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rotherhithe New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ryder Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Record Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rotherhithe New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rotherhithe New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rotherhithe New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Record Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilderton Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilderton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ilderton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ilderton Road | Under investigation |
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