Crime Rates at Old Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4ER

Old Jamaica Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 158th 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 Old Jamaica Road (SE16 4ER) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -82.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Jamaica Road (SE16 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.