Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Custom House Reach area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Custom House Reach (SE16 7LX) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Custom House Reach (SE16 7LX), the main crime hotspot is near Odessa Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Custom House Reach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Sea Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryan Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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