Crime Rates at Lant Street, London, SE1 1RD

Lant Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 110th 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 1RD) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lant Street (SE1 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.