Total Crime Rate
594.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maritime Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 43rd 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 Maritime Street (SE16 7FU) in the last 12 months was 594.5 per 1,000 residents and was 347.5% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maritime Street (SE16 7FU), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rotherhithe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Surrey Quays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Quays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Quays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Surrey Quays Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Canada Water | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Province Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Province Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Maritime Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maritime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Surrey Quays Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maritime Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canada Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
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