Crime Rates at Borough Road, London, SE1 1DR

Borough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 12th 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 Borough Road (SE1 1DR) in the last 12 months was 1261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (SE1 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.