Total Crime Rate

494.1 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 494.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Drugs 53.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 55th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0HA) in the last 12 months was 494.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 0HA), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A300 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sudrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hulme Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street —
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Data Sources

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