Crime Rate in North Bermondsey, ward

North Bermondsey has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 849th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 187th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in North Bermondsey in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Southwark district average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Bermondsey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 466 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , up 10.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 658 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North Bermondsey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Horselydown Lane. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.