Total Crime Rate
506.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Suffolk Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 52nd 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 0BL) in the last 12 months was 506.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0BL), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Dolben Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sudrey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Silex Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| 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 | Sturge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sawyer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Treveris Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B300 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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