Crime Rates at Croft Street, London, SE8 5DS

Croft Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Rotherhithe , and the 149th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Street (SE8 5DS) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Rotherhithe average (127.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 892.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Street (SE8 5DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bestwood Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.