Crime Rates at Southwark Street, London, SE1 0HR

Southwark 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 Southwark Street (SE1 0HR) 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 (≈ 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 Southwark Street (SE1 0HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.