Total Crime Rate

281.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 281.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 49.1 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rouel Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 141st highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rouel Road (SE16 4BN) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (250.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rouel Road (SE16 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Road, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neckinger (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rouel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neckinger —
Apr 2026Burglary Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jacob Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolstaplers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freda Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Freda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Freda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lucey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Scott Lidgett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Scott Lidgett Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linsey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dockley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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