Total Crime Rate
152.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whites Grounds area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 313th 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 (SE1 3LA) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% 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 Theft from the person with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whites Grounds (SE1 3LA), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Cluny Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Potters Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Burglary | Tanner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potters Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Potters Fields | 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 | Burglary | Pope Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Bridge Road | — |
| 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 |
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