Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 59.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spa 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.

Crime Over Time in Spa Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson O'Reilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadbury Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B202 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolstaplers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolstaplers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arabella Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cadbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodmill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alscot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Woodmill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gedling Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Alscot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neckinger Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Koops Mill Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spa Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spa Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Enid Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gedling Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neckinger Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Neckinger Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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