Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 176.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 266th highest crime rate of 799 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 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/169)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collinson Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Drugs Collinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sturge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sawyer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sudrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bittern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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