Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 88th 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 5HD) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5HD), 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Terminal Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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