Total Crime Rate

1619.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1619.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 392.1 10/10
  • Other theft 300.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 245.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Drugs 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Robbery 63.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
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

London Bridge Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 7th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

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 London Bridge Street (SE1 9SG) in the last 12 months was 1619.1 per 1,000 residents and was 702.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 394.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Bridge Street (SE1 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 445 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Walk
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montague Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tooley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tooley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tooley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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