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

Lant 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 Lant Street (SE1 1QW) 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 Lant Street (SE1 1QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 218 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newington Causeway (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lant Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hulme Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hulme Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hulme Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanctuary Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sanctuary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Dorrit Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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