Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenland Quay area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenland Quay (SE16 7RW) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenland Quay (SE16 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greenland Quay area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Under investigation
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 2025Public order Acacia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tawny Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redriff Road Under investigation
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

Data Sources

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