Crime Rate in Borough & Bankside, ward

Borough & Bankside has the highest crime rate of 23 wards in Southwark district and the 26th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 10th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Borough & Bankside in the last 12 months was 490.3 per 1,000 residents and was 208.5% higher than the Southwark district average (158.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Borough & Bankside’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1,742 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 11 cases , down -26.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 28.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,037 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Borough & Bankside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 660 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Borough High Street (147 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.