Total Crime Rate

616.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 616.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 110.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 52.0 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Robbery 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Renforth Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 42nd 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 Renforth Street (SE16 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 616.9 per 1,000 residents and was 335.4% higher than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 194.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Renforth Street (SE16 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Province Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Renforth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gomm Road
Sep 2025Other theft Gomm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gomm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moodkee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Moodkee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moodkee Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Orange Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Culling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ann Moss Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Culling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Surrey Quays Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Province Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ainsty Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isambard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Seth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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