Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 45.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old Jamaica Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 326th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Jamaica Road (SE16 4TE) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Jamaica Road (SE16 4TE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Jamaica Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sweeney Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sun Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Passage —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lucey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lucey Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marine Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ness Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rouel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Freda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Freda Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freda Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolstaplers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woolstaplers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arabella Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cadbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadbury Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Ness Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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