Total Crime Rate
170.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Abbey Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 271st 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 3FS) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Street (SE1 3FS), 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.
View Crime In London Bridge & West Bermondsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bermondsey Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Druid Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Druid Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pope Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pope Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Purbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Purbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbrook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbrook Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bermondsey Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bermondsey Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Bridge Road | Under investigation |
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