Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 120.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

King & Queen Wharf area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 369th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King & Queen Wharf (SE16 5SU) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King & Queen Wharf (SE16 5SU), 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 King & Queen Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery A1203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princes Riverside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Elizabeth Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Byelands Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Schoolhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jardine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherhithe Street —
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Data Sources

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