Total Crime Rate

459.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 459.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 146.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Robbery 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 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

Southwark Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Street (SE1 0SU) in the last 12 months was 459.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Street (SE1 0SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Yard, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southwark Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Great Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sumner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ewer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ewer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Ewer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Farnham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Guildford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Farnham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farnham Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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