Total Crime Rate
141.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson 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 0QB) 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 0QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cut, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Cut | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Webber Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dolben Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Treveris Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicholson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cut | Under investigation |
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