Total Crime Rate

269.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 269.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 49.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Other theft 40.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Burglary 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Whites 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 3JZ) 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 3JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Potters Fields, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whites Grounds Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Fields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potters Fields
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potters Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Bridge Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Archie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Weaver'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunswick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White'S Grounds
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White'S Grounds
Apr 2026Public order Newham'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Potters Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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