Total Crime Rate

1261.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1261.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 469.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 276.9 10/10
  • Other theft 146.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.8 10/10
  • Robbery 76.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.2 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 23.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Scovell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 12th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scovell Road (SE1 1QG) in the last 12 months was 1261.5 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scovell Road (SE1 1QG), 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 Scovell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pocock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Silex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newington Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scovell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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