Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 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 68.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bywater Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bywater Place (SE16 5ND) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bywater Place (SE16 5ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Narrow Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bywater Place (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Rotherhithe

Crime Over Time in Bywater Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bevin Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Walk β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pageant Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Narrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Narrow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Silver Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mahogany Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sophia Square β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Staples Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Staples Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour William Square β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.