Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Providence Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Providence Square (SE1 2EA) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (256.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Providence Square (SE1 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Providence Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flockton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flockton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Redmead Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chambers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arabella Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freda Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Freda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Freda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Freda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Koops Mill Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neckinger Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Dockhead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweeney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweeney Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Maguire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maguire Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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