Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Onega Gate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 377th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Onega Gate (SE16 7PR) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onega Gate (SE16 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Onega Gate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Transom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chilton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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