Total Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lant Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 769 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 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lant Street (SE1 1QW), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lant Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/152)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bittern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avonmouth Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Avonmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avonmouth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newington Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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