Crime Rates at Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JH

Borough High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 29th highest crime rate of 769 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 Borough High Street (SE1 1JH) in the last 12 months was 773.6 per 1,000 residents and was 244.9% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 367.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.