Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 20.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Mckenna Walk area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 388th 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 John Mckenna Walk (SE16 4SW) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Mckenna Walk (SE16 4SW), the main crime hotspot is near Jamaica Road. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Mckenna Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Southwark Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Priter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thurland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thurland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexis Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Alexis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rail Sidings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Priter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lucey Way —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ben Smith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Ben Smith Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person Jamaica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Linsey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Storks Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Loftie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emba Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janeway Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janeway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Passage —
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sun Passage Under investigation

Data Sources

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