Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.5 4/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swan Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swan Street (SE1 1BF) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Swan Street (SE1 1BF), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Swan Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/167)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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