Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Worgan Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 142nd 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 Worgan Street (SE16 7WE) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average (126.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worgan Street (SE16 7WE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Worgan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trident Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenland Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Quay —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redriff Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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