Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Suffolk Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 325th highest crime rate of 799 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 0BF) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Suffolk Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ufford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolben Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolben Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Price'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Price'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farnham Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farnham Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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