Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 174.2 9/10
  • Other theft 67.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.3 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Borough Square area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 268th 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 Square (SE1 1PX) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Square (SE1 1PX), 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 Borough Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/209)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caleb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Caleb Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dorrit 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 2025Theft from the person Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorrit Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ayres Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 209

Data Sources

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