Total Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyatt Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 11th 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 Wyatt Close (SE16 5UL) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyatt Close (SE16 5UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gulliver Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helsinki Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Surrey Docks| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holyoake Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rainbow Quay | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Odessa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Odessa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vaughan Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | South Sea Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gulliver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gulliver Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gulliver Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gulliver Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Odessa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rainbow Quay | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helsinki Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Helsinki Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Helsinki Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norway Gate | β |
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