Total Crime Rate

314.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 314.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abercorn Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 109th highest crime rate of 799 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 Abercorn Way (SE1 5HR) in the last 12 months was 314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 120.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abercorn Way (SE1 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Square, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rolls Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abercorn Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ossory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Avondale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B204 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longley Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welsford Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Annes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monnow Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Esmeralda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A2206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A2206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2206 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2206 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Simms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathnairn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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