Crime Rates at Southwark Street, London, SE1 1RQ

Southwark Street area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 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 Southwark Street (SE1 1RQ) in the last 12 months was 3887.9 per 1,000 residents and was 693.0% 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 474 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 52.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 457.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Street (SE1 1RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 631 crimes here, including 163 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.