Crime Rates at Library Street, London, SE1 0RN

Library Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 198th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Library Street (SE1 0RN) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Library Street (SE1 0RN), 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.