Crime Rates at Rope Street, London, SE16 7FB

Rope Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 136th 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 Rope Street (SE16 7FB) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 127.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rope Street (SE16 7FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Way (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.