Crime Rates at Banyard Road, London, SE16 2DQ

Banyard Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 115th highest crime rate of 769 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 Banyard Road (SE16 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 330.7 per 1,000 residents and was 148.9% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banyard Road (SE16 2DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Layard Square, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambrose Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.