Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fountain Green Square 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 Fountain Green Square (SE16 4TX) 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountain Green Square (SE16 4TX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Fountain Green Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flockton Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Garden Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Garden Street β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Wapping High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wapping High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wapping High Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bermondsey Wall East β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pier Head Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butterfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Janeway Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Janeway Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emba Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lilley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Loftie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tranton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tranton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tranton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tranton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perryn Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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