Crime Rates at Lower Road, London, SE16 2XH

Lower Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 799 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 2XH) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (SE16 2XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Province Drive (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.