Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 44 local areas in North Bermondsey , and the 280th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bush Road (SE8 5AP) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bush Road (SE8 5AP), the main crime hotspot is near Cope Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cope Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Chilton Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Croft Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Croft Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regeneration Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bestwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Regeneration Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldfield Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trundley'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rotherhithe Old Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Silkin Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bestwood Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bestwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary John Silkin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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