Total Crime Rate

330.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 330.0 10/10
  • Burglary 105.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 45.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwark Bridge Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 116th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0DG) in the last 12 months was 330.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwark Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushworth Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sudrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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