Total Crime Rate

408.7 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 408.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 133.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.3 10/10
  • Other theft 69.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Drugs 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Johns Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 75th highest crime rate of 799 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 St Johns Estate (SE1 2XD) in the last 12 months was 408.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 Theft from the person with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Estate (SE1 2XD), 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 St Johns Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs A2205 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 —
Sep 2025Other crime Archie Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tower Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newham'S Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tanner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tanner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Tanner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Purbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newham'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maltby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevens Street —

Data Sources

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