Total Crime Rate
140.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westminster Bridge Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 339th highest 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 Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7JB) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 212.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Library Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Library Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gaywood Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A302 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A302 | — |
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