Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 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 216.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 48.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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

Woods Place area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 206th 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 Woods Place (SE1 3BS) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Place (SE1 3BS), the main crime hotspot is near Crimscott Street. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/105)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prioress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bermondsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bermondsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bermondsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grigg'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bermondsey Square Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbrook Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wood'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grigg'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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