Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lower Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 340th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Road (SE16 2UG) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (SE16 2UG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lower Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotherhithe Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rotherhithe Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person A200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hithe Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bush Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bush Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bush Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oldfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Island Road —
Apr 2026Public order St Helena Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Quays Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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