Total Crime Rate

2858.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

579.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 2858.5 10/10
  • Other theft 776.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 730.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 579.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 388.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 205.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.9 10/10
  • Robbery 95.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 91.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.3 10/10
  • Public order 82.2 10/10
  • Burglary 73.1 10/10
  • Drugs 59.4 10/10
  • Other crime 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.7 10/10
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

Bermondsey 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 Bermondsey Street (SE1 2DD) 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 Bermondsey Street (SE1 2DD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bermondsey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Maze Pond —
Apr 2026Other theft English Grounds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Braidwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braidwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bursar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gibbon'S Rent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmarthen Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morocco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime English Grounds Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft English Grounds Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft English Grounds Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft English Grounds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson English Grounds Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour English Grounds —
Apr 2026Robbery Tyers Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Gate —
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Battle Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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