Total Crime Rate
496.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Webster Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 56th 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 Webster Road (SE16 4DF) in the last 12 months was 496.3 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Webster Road (SE16 4DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bermondsey, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perryn Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Southwark Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Storks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ben Smith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ben Smith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jamaica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Storks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Storks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Priter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rock Grove Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bermondsey | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bermondsey | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bermondsey | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Perryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perryn Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucey Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Priter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tranton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Garden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camilla Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ambrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emba Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Janeway Place | — |
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