Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 102.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 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
  • Theft from the person 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 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 303rd lowest 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 Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EY) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5EY), 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holyoake Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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