Total Crime Rate

229.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 229.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.8 9/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Borough High Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 184th 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 Borough High Street (SE1 1HR) in the last 12 months was 229.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 614 crimes here, including 161 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borough High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/233)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A300 —
Apr 2026Burglary Mermaid Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mermaid Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cathedral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cathedral Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bedale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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