Total Crime Rate
33.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rowcross Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 799 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 Rowcross Street (SE1 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 33.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower 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 Robbery with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowcross Street (SE1 5HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawbey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Rowcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rowcross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chaucer Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nile Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Longfellow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rowcross Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brodie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cooper'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harmony Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harmony Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mawbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawbey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawbey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balaclava Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Balaclava Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balaclava Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cooper'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rowcross Street | Under investigation |
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