Total Crime Rate
327.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
163.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vincents Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 117th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vincents Close (SE16 6QL) in the last 12 months was 327.0 per 1,000 residents and was 157.9% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 163.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vincents Close (SE16 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quebec Way, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blondin Way (18 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 | Other crime | Quebec Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
| 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 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blondin Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blondin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Blondin Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerford Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincents Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Onega Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Onega Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quebec Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quebec Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Quebec Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Quebec Way | Under investigation |
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