Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shipwright Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 245th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Shipwright Road (SE16 6QA) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipwright Road (SE16 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Shipwright Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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