Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.8 per 1,000 1/10 Β· 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 39.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovell Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 68th 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 Lovell Place (SE16 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovell Place (SE16 6QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay β€”
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onega Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerford Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norway Gate β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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