Crime Rates at Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5ET

Old Kent Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5ET) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Square, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Kent Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.