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

Borough High Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 799 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 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 357.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough High Street (SE1 1NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 631 crimes here, including 163 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.