Crime Rates at Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UQ

Bermondsey Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 51st highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bermondsey Street (SE1 3UQ) in the last 12 months was 531.0 per 1,000 residents and was 136.8% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bermondsey Street (SE1 3UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crimscott Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.