Crime Rates at Rope Street, London, SE16 7TY

Rope Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 769 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 7TY) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rope Street (SE16 7TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gulliver Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Helsinki Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.