Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 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

Boat Lifter Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 145th 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 Boat Lifter Way (SE16 7WJ) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boat Lifter Way (SE16 7WJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windlass Place (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boat Lifter Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lighter Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlass Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windlass Place —
Sep 2025Public order Windlass Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windlass Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Windlass Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Winchester Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plough Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Plough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naomi Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Russell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Onega Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sweden Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lighter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Transom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rope Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Helsinki Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helsinki Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dunnage Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lighter Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Windlass Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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