Total Crime Rate

133.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 133.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Onega Gate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 357th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Onega Gate (SE16 7PG) in the last 12 months was 133.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onega Gate (SE16 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Plough Way. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Onega Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenland Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norway Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onega Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour River Rise Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Quay —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quebec Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Quebec Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quebec Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quebec Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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