Total Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.2 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 8.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Abbotshade Road area has the lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 3rd 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 Abbotshade Road (SE16 5RF) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotshade Road (SE16 5RF), 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 Abbotshade Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasshouse Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byelands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Byelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princes Riverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Katherine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street
Apr 2026Robbery A1203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jardine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Schoolhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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