Total Crime Rate

464.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 464.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 105.6 10/10
  • Other theft 81.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 70.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Robbery 17.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bermondsey Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 58th highest crime rate of 769 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 464.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 105.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bermondsey Street (SE1 3UB), the main crime hotspot is near A2198. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bermondsey Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guy Street
Apr 2026Burglary Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tower Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Long Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Walk
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Market Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crucifix Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crucifix Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crucifix Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crucifix Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Market Yard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shand Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbots Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbots Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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