Total Crime Rate

291.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 291.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Robbery 26.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Garden Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 127th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Garden Street (SE16 4PD) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 188.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (β‰ˆ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Garden Street (SE16 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near West Lane. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Garden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emba Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tranton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryn Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tranton Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tranton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bermondsey Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clement'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clement'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drummond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gataker Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gataker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gataker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bermondsey Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ben Smith Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulford Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fulford Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prospect Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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