Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 172.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Other theft 33.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lancaster Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 269th 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 Lancaster Street (SE1 0RL) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (SE1 0RL), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 47 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
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut 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 2026Theft from the person Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webber Street
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Isabella Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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