Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 22.4 2/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1.9 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rushworth Street area has the lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushworth Street (SE1 0RB) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushworth Street (SE1 0RB), 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 Rushworth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dolben Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webber Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Square
Apr 2026Robbery Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sawyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scoresby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street

Data Sources

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