Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Layard Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 229th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layard Square (SE16 2JF) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layard Square (SE16 2JF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layard Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Camilla Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camilla Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camilla Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camilla Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frankland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Frankland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelldale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelldale Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raymouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hyson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roseberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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