Total Crime Rate
1835.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 5th 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 This (SE1 1QN) in the last 12 months was 1835.3 per 1,000 residents and was 274.4% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 517.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 94.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode SE1 1QN, the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A300 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A300 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A300 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | America Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Borough High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Borough High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Borough High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Collinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Collinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collinson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sturge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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