Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Jamaica Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 377th lowest 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 Jamaica Road (SE16 4BD) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamaica Road (SE16 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near West Lane. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jamaica Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janeway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gataker Street
Apr 2026Other theft Gataker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gataker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East
Apr 2026Robbery Bermondsey Wall East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clement'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Banyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banyard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Slippers Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slippers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stalham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stalham Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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