Total Crime Rate

101.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 101.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Helena Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helena Road (SE16 2QU) in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helena Road (SE16 2QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bush Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Helena Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsworthy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trident Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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