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

Borough High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 8th 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 1LL) in the last 12 months was 1582.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 426.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 551 crimes here, including 147 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.