Total Crime Rate

393.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 393.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Abercorn Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 769 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 393.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 129.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% 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 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balaclava Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Abercorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen Annes Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Annes Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monnow Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monnow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Reverdy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reverdy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ossory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2206 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welsford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welsford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welsford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Welsford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B204 —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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