Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Princes Riverside Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Princes Riverside Road (SE16 5RD) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Princes Riverside Road (SE16 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Riverside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princes Riverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Byelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Hill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Katherine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews —
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Data Sources

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