Total Crime Rate
269.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whites Grounds Estate area has the 24th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 154th 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 Whites Grounds Estate (SE1 3JX) in the last 12 months was 269.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher 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 Theft from the person with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whites Grounds Estate (SE1 3JX), the main crime hotspot is near Bermondsey Square. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 25 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 | Theft from the person | Melior Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potters Fields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tower Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tower Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Archie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Weaver'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brunswick Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Long Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White'S Grounds | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White'S Grounds | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newham'S Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newham'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnham Street | Under investigation |
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