Total Crime Rate

308.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 308.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vincents Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 112th highest crime rate of 799 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 308.2 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincents Close (SE16 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blondin Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archangel Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vincents Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maple Leaf Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mahogany Close —
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryan Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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