Total Crime Rate

229.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.9 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 229.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 104.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 100.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Robbery 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southwark Bridge Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 185th 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 Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 6FN) in the last 12 months was 229.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ).

In the area around Southwark Bridge Road (SE1 6FN), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwark Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/254)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elephant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elephant And Castle Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 254

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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