Total Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wolseley Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wolseley Street (SE1 2BL) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wolseley Street (SE1 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freda Street, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jamaica Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Bermondsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ness Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jacob Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jacob Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Freda Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Freda Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Freda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bermondsey Wall West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Arabella Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jamaica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewellyn Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacob Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sweeney Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gedling Place | — |
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