Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elgar Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 341st 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 Elgar Street (SE16 7QG) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Street (SE16 7QG), the main crime hotspot is near Blondin Way. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Elgar Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Gulliver Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Elgar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elgar Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lovell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blondin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Defoe Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryan Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sandpiper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Close Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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