Crime Rates at Abbey Street, London, SE1 2DP

Abbey Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 281st 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 Abbey Street (SE1 2DP) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (SE1 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.