Total Crime Rate

389.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 389.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 125.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Other theft 50.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 85th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0EF) in the last 12 months was 389.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwark Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Little Dorrit Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hulme Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sawyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Dorrit Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dorrit Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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