Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spa Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 249th highest crime rate of 799 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 Spa Road (SE16 3SA) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (256.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spa Road (SE16 3SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauban Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | O'Reilly Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadbury Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rouel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolstaplers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woolstaplers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arabella Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cadbury Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauban Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauban Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauban Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alscot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alscot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gedling Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alscot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neckinger Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Koops Mill Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spa Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spa Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enid Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gedling Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neckinger | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Neckinger | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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