Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Elgar Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 354th highest crime rate of 769 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 Elgar Street (SE16 7QA) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% higher than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Street (SE16 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 35 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 Elgar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holyoake Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rainbow Quay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Sea Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Odessa Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blondin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerford Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincents Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Onega Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norway Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Onega Gate —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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