Total Crime Rate

446.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 446.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 155.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Other theft 55.8 10/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Square area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 64th highest crime rate of 799 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 Nelson Square (SE1 0LT) in the last 12 months was 446.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 316.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Square (SE1 0LT), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ufford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolben Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolben Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Price'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Price'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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