Crime Rates at Jacob Street, London, SE1 2BG

Jacob Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jacob Street (SE1 2BG) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (256.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jacob Street (SE1 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.