Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 29.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Tower Bridge Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 283rd 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 Tower Bridge Road (SE1 4TW) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Bridge Road (SE1 4TW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/102)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Law Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Newham'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Market Yard Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Yard Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A2205 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A2205 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2205 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morocco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluelion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinness Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newham'S Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Long Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Webb Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bermondsey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimscott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crimscott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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