Total Crime Rate
108.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chambers Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in London Bridge & West Bermondsey , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Chambers Street (SE16 4XL) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the London Bridge & West Bermondsey average (250.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chambers Street (SE16 4XL), the main crime hotspot is near Jamaica Road. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Bermondsey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Loftie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jamaica Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewellyn Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Scott Lidgett Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Loftie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Smith Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Flockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Smith Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Smith Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ben Smith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ben Smith Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ben Smith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Smith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Ben Smith Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Jamaica Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jamaica Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farncombe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Janeway Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flockton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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