Postcode · London
Crime in SE1 3BL
How much crime is recorded in SE1 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bermondsey East
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,337 (2024)
SE1 3BLLondon
How safe is SE1 3BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 3BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE1 3BLNational
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary11.79.1
Theft from the person11.22.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.54.6
Robbery2.41.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.32.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.