Total Crime Rate

431.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 431.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 114.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Other theft 70.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Robbery 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Ayres Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 68th 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 Ayres Street (SE1 1EU) in the last 12 months was 431.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ayres Street (SE1 1EU), 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 Ayres Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Borough High Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Borough Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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