Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 116.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 385th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Road (SE1 5TX) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (SE1 5TX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson O'Reilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buttermere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Humphrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakley Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keats Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Setchell Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alscot Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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