Total Crime Rate
164.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026City Walk area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 278th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around City Walk (SE1 3ES) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around City Walk (SE1 3ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Law Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In London Bridge & West Bermondsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Black Swan Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newham'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shand Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shand Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Market Yard Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Market Yard Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crucifix Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Crucifix Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crucifix Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Crucifix Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Black Swan Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bermondsey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White'S Grounds | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A2205 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A2205 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | A2205 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2205 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A2205 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lamb Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carmarthen Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morocco Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tyers Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyers Gate | — |
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