Total Crime Rate
2858.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
579.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tooley Street area has the highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 2nd 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 Tooley Street (SE1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 2858.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1040.2% higher than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (250.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 127 (≈ 579.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tooley Street (SE1 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near London Bridge. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In London Bridge & West Bermondsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Thomas Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bermondsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shand Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crucifix Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crucifix Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crucifix Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Black Swan Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Black Swan Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A2205 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbots Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A2205 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | A2205 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2205 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2205 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Braidwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Braidwood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shand Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Abbots Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Fields | Under investigation |
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