Total Crime Rate
119.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westminster Bridge Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 366th lowest 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 Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7JB) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St George's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenham Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orient Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaywood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gaywood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaywood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Circus | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St George'S Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St George'S Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St George'S Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St George'S Circus | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St George'S Circus | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ufford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thomas Doyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | West Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brook Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Baron'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Baron'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Baron'S Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thomas Doyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
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