Postcode · London
Crime in SE1 9RY
How much crime is recorded in SE1 9RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- London Bridge & Bermondsey West
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
How safe is SE1 9RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 9RY area, broadly in line with 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 9RYNational
Burglary41.09.1
Theft from the person22.62.1
Other theft20.84.5
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Shoplifting5.38.4
Robbery3.71.4
Public order3.34.6
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.