Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 100.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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

Rotherhithe Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 769 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 Rotherhithe Street (SE16 7RB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotherhithe Street (SE16 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Province Drive. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotherhithe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marychurch Street
Apr 2026Burglary St Marychurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Marychurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Risdon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Risdon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatteraick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Smith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherhithe Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rotherhithe Tunnel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Province Drive
Apr 2026Burglary Province Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Province Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Province Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Province Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eleanor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garter Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christopher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tunnel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tunnel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kenning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Isambard Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenning Street

Data Sources

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