Crime Rates at Rowcross Street, London, SE1 5HU

Rowcross Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 24th 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 Rowcross Street (SE1 5HU) in the last 12 months was 815.6 per 1,000 residents and was 218.3% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -49.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 215.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowcross Street (SE1 5HU), 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.