Total Crime Rate

531.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 531.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 210.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 86.2 10/10
  • Robbery 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Burglary 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bermondsey Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 51st 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 Bermondsey Square (SE1 3FD) in the last 12 months was 531.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.8% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bermondsey Square (SE1 3FD), 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 Bermondsey Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild'S Rents —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Purbrook Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pope Street —
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 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tanner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Drugs Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Bridge Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Archie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bermondsey Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bermondsey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crimscott Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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