Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.2 9/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lancaster Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 221st 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 Lancaster Street (SE1 0RL) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (SE1 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Row
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Row
Sep 2025Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dodson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gray Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Silex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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