Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 54.2 5/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rotherhithe Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 799 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 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (β‰ˆ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 5HD), 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

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 β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street β€”
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 β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryan Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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