Crime Rates at Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4SJ

Jamaica Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 23rd 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 Jamaica Road (SE16 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 828.4 per 1,000 residents and was 223.3% 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 Theft from the person with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 284.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jamaica Road (SE16 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jamaica Road, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Lane (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.