Total Crime Rate
623.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bermondsey Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 39th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bermondsey Street (SE1 3UB) in the last 12 months was 623.2 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% higher than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (256.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 137.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 222.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bermondsey Street (SE1 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near A2198. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Guy Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Magdalen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Magdalen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holyrood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holyrood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braidwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Braidwood Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Abbots Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Abbots Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bursar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Abbots Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Archie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tower Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tanner Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tanner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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