Total Crime Rate
875.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
151.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Suffolk Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 20th 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 Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0UG) in the last 12 months was 875.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 0UG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Southwark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Castle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Rushworth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nelson Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hopton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dolben Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A3200 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3200 | Under investigation |
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