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 3XF) 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 3XF), the main crime hotspot is near London Bridge. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 45 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 | Bicycle theft | Snowsfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bursar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | English Grounds | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | English Grounds | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gibbon'S Rent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bursar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Magdalen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | English Grounds | 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 theft | Braidwood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | English Grounds | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | English Grounds | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shand Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Battle Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | English Grounds | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Battle Bridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Battle Bridge Lane | Under investigation |
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