Crime Rate in Borough & Bankside, ward

Borough & Bankside has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 31st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 12th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Borough & Bankside in the last 12 months was 454.0 per 1,000 residents and was 190.7% higher than the Southwark district average (156.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Borough & Bankside’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,461 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 14.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 978 (≈ 87.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Borough & Bankside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 619 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Borough High Street (161 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.