Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 140.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 37.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bush Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 340th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bush Road (SE8 5AP) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the North Bermondsey average (132.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 35.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bush Road (SE8 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trundley'S Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bush Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trident Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trident Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greenland Quay Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Silkin Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bestwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Worgan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundley'S Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Evelyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evelyn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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