Crime Rates at Lower Road, London, SE16 2XQ

Lower Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 44th 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 Lower Road (SE16 2XQ) in the last 12 months was 587.2 per 1,000 residents and was 314.4% higher than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 188.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (SE16 2XQ), 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.