Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 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 · 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 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 Great Suffolk Street (SE1 1PP) 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 (≈ 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 Great Suffolk Street (SE1 1PP), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Guildford Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaunt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sanctuary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayres Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3201 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place
Sep 2025Public order Hulme Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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