Total Crime Rate

1835.3 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 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

Marshalsea Road 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 Marshalsea Road (SE1 1EP) 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 Marshalsea Road (SE1 1EP), 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 Marshalsea Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nebraska Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Sep 2025Burglary Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hilary Mews Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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