Total Crime Rate

323.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 323.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 61.3 10/10
  • Burglary 44.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pocock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Silex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rushworth Street 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 β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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