Crime Rates at Rotherhithe New Road, London, SE16 3HG

Rotherhithe New Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 399th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 3HG) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe New Road (SE16 3HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shard'S Square, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.