Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windsock Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 230th 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 Windsock Close (SE16 7FL) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsock Close (SE16 7FL), the main crime hotspot is near Windlass Place. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windsock Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighter Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Longshore Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longshore Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarriff Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jodane Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Transom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dunnage Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Sea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longshore β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlass Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlass Place β€”

Data Sources

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