Crime Rates at Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7RW

Westminster Bridge Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 17th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7RW) in the last 12 months was 1147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 823.7% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 477 (≈ 425.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 376 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.