Total Crime Rate
164.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Odessa Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 288th 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 Odessa Street (SE16 7HD) in the last 12 months was 164.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Odessa Street (SE16 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blondin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Elgar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Odessa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Odessa Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Sea Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gulliver Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Helsinki Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helsinki Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elgar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Elgar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Helsinki Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgar Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rope Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rope Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lovell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farrow Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryan Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elgar Street | β |
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