Total Crime Rate
100.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rotherhithe 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.
View Crime In Rotherhithe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tunnel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Marychurch Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Marychurch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Marychurch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Risdon Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Risdon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hatteraick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Smith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rotherhithe Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rotherhithe Tunnel | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Province Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Province Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Province Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eleanor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Garter Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Christopher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Tunnel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tunnel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tunnel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kenning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenning Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Isambard Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenning Street | — |
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