Crime Rates at Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0UE

Great Suffolk Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 21st 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 Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0UE) in the last 12 months was 916.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 175.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0UE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.