Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chambers Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chambers Street (SE16 4UE) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
In the area around Chambers Street (SE16 4UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freda Street, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jamaica Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dockhead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Loftie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lily Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emba Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arabella Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freda Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Freda Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Freda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Freda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freda Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marine Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chambers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sun Passage | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sun Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sun Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sun Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thurland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sun Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hellings Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flockton Street | — |
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