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

Worgan Street 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 Worgan Street (SE16 7WB) 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 Worgan Street (SE16 7WB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cope Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Worgan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bestwood Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chilton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redriff Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A200 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redriff Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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