Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Square area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 338th 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 Nelson Square (SE1 0QA) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Square (SE1 0QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 158 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dolben Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sawyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3200
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Square Local resolution

Data Sources

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