Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 140.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 32.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westminster 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Bridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenham Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A3202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3202 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A3202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaywood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A302 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A302 —

Data Sources

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