Total Crime Rate

228.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 228.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbeyfield Estate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 190th 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 Abbeyfield Estate (SE16 2DP) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (β‰ˆ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbeyfield Estate (SE16 2DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gomm Road, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbeyfield Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Layard Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Banyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Layard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stalham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frankland Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frankland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ann Moss Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gomm Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Gomm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gomm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbeyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corbett'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Almond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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