Rotherhithe
Middle areaNorth east Southwark. 8,145 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Rotherhithe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Rotherhithe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rotherhithe at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 169 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 156 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Theft from the person | 45 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Robbery | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Rotherhithe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Rotherhithe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rotherhithe at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rotherhithe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (169), violence and sexual offences (156) and other crime (105).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Rotherhithe alone. See Southwark
Rotherhithe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Rotherhithe was £557,500 in 2025.
Rotherhithe had 8,227 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Rotherhithe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Rotherhithe, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.