Crime Rates at Southwark Street, London, SE1 1SA

Southwark Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 68th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Street (SE1 1SA) in the last 12 months was 431.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Street (SE1 1SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.