Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Trafalgar Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trafalgar Close (SE16 7RL) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trafalgar Close (SE16 7RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwood Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trafalgar Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tawny Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighter Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naomi Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rainsborough Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yeoman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chilton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carolean Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carolean Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Trident Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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