Total Crime Rate

571.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 571.1 10/10
  • Other theft 202.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 114.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Robbery 27.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • 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

Earls Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 47th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Way (SE1 2QX) in the last 12 months was 571.1 per 1,000 residents and was 122.9% 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 Other theft with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Way (SE1 2QX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Swan Yard —
Sep 2025Other theft Abbots Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Braidwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shand Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abbots Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weaver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Weaver'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weaver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Potters Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Potters Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Braidwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holyrood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs White'S Grounds Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person White'S Grounds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archie Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archie Street —
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Data Sources

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