Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rotherhithe Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherhithe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holyoake Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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