Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 146.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 324th highest crime rate of 769 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 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (SE1 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 34 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Setchell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Setchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Setchell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Oakley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alscot Road —
Apr 2026Public order Henley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Alscot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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