Total Crime Rate

252.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 252.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Aspinden Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 163rd 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 Aspinden Road (SE16 2DR) in the last 12 months was 252.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspinden Road (SE16 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aspinden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
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 2025Vehicle crime Layard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Benwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frankland Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Frankland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Layard Square —
Sep 2025Burglary Fenner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbeyfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roseberry Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galleywall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Almond Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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