Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 55.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King James Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 293rd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around King James Street (SE1 0AG) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King James Street (SE1 0AG), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 303 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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