Total Crime Rate

439.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 439.6 10/10
  • Burglary 131.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Other theft 76.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 44.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Gainsford Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 67th 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 Gainsford Street (SE1 2PG) in the last 12 months was 439.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 Burglary with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsford Street (SE1 2PG), 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 Gainsford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Druid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gedling Place Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sweeney Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Curlew Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curlew Street —
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 2026Other theft Sweeney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sweeney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Wall West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Row Under investigation
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 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker'S Row —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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