Total Crime Rate

1261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1261.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 469.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.9 10/10
  • Other theft 146.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.8 10/10
  • Robbery 76.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1DZ) 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 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 419 crimes here, including 115 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 (30/194)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Silex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sawyer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grotto Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scovell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Scovell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Risborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trundle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trundle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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