Total Crime Rate
162.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Suffolk Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 286th 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 0BF) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% 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 203 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 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Loman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Surrey Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Surrey Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nelson Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Loman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sturge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nicholson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Collinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicholson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nicholson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nicholson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Scoresby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
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