Total Crime Rate
162.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mayflower Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 289th highest crime rate of 799 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 Mayflower Street (SE16 4JL) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayflower Street (SE16 4JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Marychurch Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Risdon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridewell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wapping | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Marychurch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Marychurch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marychurch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marychurch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marychurch Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Neptune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neptune Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hatteraick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatteraick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rotherhithe Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rotherhithe Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Culling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Culling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Culling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Culling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ann Moss Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Moodkee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moodkee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marychurch Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moodkee Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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