Total Crime Rate

262.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 262.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 111.1 10/10
  • Drugs 48.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Suffolk Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 145th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 1PA) in the last 12 months was 262.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Suffolk Street (SE1 1PA), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Suffolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/201)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weller Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trundle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trundle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bittern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sudrey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Dorrit Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sanctuary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanctuary Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 201

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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