Total Crime Rate

206.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 206.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 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

Abbey Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 218th 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 Abbey Street (SE1 3DW) in the last 12 months was 206.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (SE1 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Alscot Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Archie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lower Thames Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arts Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limasol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Limasol Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodmill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanworth Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Lower Thames Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Millstream Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Millstream Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oak Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oak Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Oak Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Oak Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coxson Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coxson Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Koops Mill Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Neckinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neckinger Street —
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Data Sources

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