Total Crime Rate

180.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 180.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 40.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marshalsea Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 260th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marshalsea Road (SE1 1EL) in the last 12 months was 180.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marshalsea Road (SE1 1EL), 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 Marshalsea Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Borough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Little Dorrit Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Dorrit Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Dorrit Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Borough Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Borough Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorrit Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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