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

Westminster Bridge Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 138th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7XT) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 225.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Waterloo, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.