Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 108.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wolseley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jacob Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freda Street
Apr 2026Robbery Freda Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Freda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Wall West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jamaica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Scott Lidgett Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scott Lidgett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Scott Lidgett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sweeney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place

Data Sources

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