Total Crime Rate

376.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.2 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 376.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 110.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Other theft 66.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Robbery 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Fair Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fair Street (SE1 2XA) in the last 12 months was 376.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 Theft from the person with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fair Street (SE1 2XA), 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 Fair Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmarthen Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horselydown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horselydown Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horselydown Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horselydown Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Boss Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boss Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boss Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boss Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boss Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Druid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Druid Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Horselydown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Purbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Purbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbrook Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Horselydown Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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