Crime Rate in London Bridge & West Bermondsey, ward

London Bridge & West Bermondsey has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 158th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 40th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in London Bridge & West Bermondsey in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Southwark district average (155.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, London Bridge & West Bermondsey’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 871 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 26 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 64.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 945 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the London Bridge & West Bermondsey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 320 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.