Total Crime Rate
92.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worgan 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cope Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bestwood Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Croft Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chilton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chilton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bestwood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bestwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bestwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bestwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trundley'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redriff Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oldfield Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redriff Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plough Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Plough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plough Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A200 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Redriff Road | Under investigation |
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