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 34th 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 Borough High Street (SE1 1JH) in the last 12 months was 684.0 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 297.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 218 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Causeway (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.