Total Crime Rate

1835.3 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 1835.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 600.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 282.4 10/10
  • Other theft 176.5 10/10
  • Burglary 152.9 10/10
  • Public order 141.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.1 10/10
  • Robbery 94.1 10/10
  • Drugs 82.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.5 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • 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

Redcross Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 5th 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 Redcross Way (SE1 1EB) in the last 12 months was 1835.3 per 1,000 residents and was 274.4% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 517.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redcross Way (SE1 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redcross Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bittern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sudrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Collinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrit Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Lant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caleb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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