Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rotherhithe Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rotherhithe Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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