Total Crime Rate
323.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 105th highest crime rate of 799 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 Lancaster Street (SE1 0RY) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Street (SE1 0RY), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B300 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pocock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pocock Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Silex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rushworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nelson Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nelson Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glasshill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Surrey Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
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