Total Crime Rate

607.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 607.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 176.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.1 10/10
  • Other theft 92.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Borough Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 41st 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 Borough Road (SE1 1DN) in the last 12 months was 607.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 138.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (SE1 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Avonmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonmouth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gaunt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Causeway —
Apr 2026Drugs Newington Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newington Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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