Total Crime Rate

1919.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1919.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 489.3 10/10
  • Other theft 371.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 344.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 274.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.4 10/10
  • Burglary 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.5 10/10
  • Robbery 59.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.0 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brewery Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 799 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 Brewery Square (SE1 2LF) in the last 12 months was 1919.4 per 1,000 residents and was 649.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 258.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brewery Square (SE1 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Horselydown Lane. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brewery Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Weaver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potters Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Potters Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weaver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Weaver'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queen Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxson Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxson Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coxson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lafone Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Thames Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Thames Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Thames Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Thames Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maguire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maguire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maguire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maguire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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