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

Borough High Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1JS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1JS), 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.