Total Crime Rate
130.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Suffolk Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 368th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0BE) in the last 12 months was 130.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -52.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farnham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rushworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Glasshill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farnham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dolben Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Loman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pocock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lancaster Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dolben Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Price'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Price'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Price'S Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Price'S Street | Under investigation |
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