Crime Rates at Swan Road, London, SE16 7DY

Swan Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 227th 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 Swan Road (SE16 7DY) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the North Bermondsey average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swan Road (SE16 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Maritime Street. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.