Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bittern Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 799 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 Bittern Street (SE1 1PH) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittern Street (SE1 1PH), 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 Bittern Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ewer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street β€”
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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street β€”
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 Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pepper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Collinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dorrit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrit Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Lant Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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