Total Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pocock Street area has the lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pocock Street (SE1 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pocock Street (SE1 0BJ), 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 | Robbery | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nelson Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Burrell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Milcote Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thomas Doyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thomas Doyle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B300 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Scoresby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pocock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
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