Total Crime Rate

916.9 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 916.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 442.1 10/10
  • Other theft 106.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Robbery 74.2 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Chancel 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 Chancel Street (SE1 0UX) 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 Chancel Street (SE1 0UX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chancel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/139)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hatfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolben Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bear Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A3200 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolben Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dolben Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Price'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burrell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bear Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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