Total Crime Rate

459.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 459.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 146.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Robbery 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ewer Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ewer Street (SE1 0FT) in the last 12 months was 459.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (β‰ˆ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewer Street (SE1 0FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ewer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolben Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scovell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Pocock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Risborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scovell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grotto Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary A300 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A300 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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