Crime Rates at King James Street, London, SE1 0DL

King James Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 71st highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King James Street (SE1 0DL) in the last 12 months was 422.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King James Street (SE1 0DL), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.