Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 98.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Jamaica Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Jamaica Road (SE1 2BU) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamaica Road (SE1 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Horselydown Lane. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jamaica Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Curlew Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curlew Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limasol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanworth Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Thames Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millstream Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millstream Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neckinger Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacob Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jacob Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jacob Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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