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 0BU) 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 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Causeway | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avonmouth Street | — |
| 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 | Great Guildford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Loman Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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