Total Crime Rate

136.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 136.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leathermarket Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 350th 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 Leathermarket Street (SE1 3FB) in the last 12 months was 136.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leathermarket Street (SE1 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near A2198. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leathermarket Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hamlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bermondsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Market Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Yard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crucifix Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crucifix Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crucifix Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Black Swan Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Black Swan Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A2205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Braidwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Braidwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braidwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Magdalen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bursar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk

Data Sources

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