Total Crime Rate
116.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keats Close 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 Keats Close (SE1 5TZ) 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 areaβs 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 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 Keats Close (SE1 5TZ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marcia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | O'Reilly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Buttermere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Humphrey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Setchell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shorncliffe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alscot Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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