Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chambers 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chambers Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Loftie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jamaica Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llewellyn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Scott Lidgett Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Scott Lidgett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Scott Lidgett Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loftie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Smith Way
Apr 2026Burglary Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Smith Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ben Smith Way
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Smith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Smith Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ben Smith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Smith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ben Smith Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jamaica Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farncombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Janeway Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flockton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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