Crime Rates at Rope Street, London, SE16 7TE

Rope Street 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 Rope Street (SE16 7TE) 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 Rope Street (SE16 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plough Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.