Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Dock Hill Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 360th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dock Hill Avenue (SE16 6AY) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 4.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dock Hill Avenue (SE16 6AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quebec Way, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canada Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dock Hill Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quebec Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quebec Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevin Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Greenacre Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dock Hill Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leydon Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hardy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canada Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Canada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wolfe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Canada Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canada Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canada Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canada Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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