Crime Rates at Dickens Estate, London, SE16 4SZ

Dickens Estate area has the 14th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 101st 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 Dickens Estate (SE16 4SZ) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 127.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Estate (SE16 4SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spa Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauban Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.