Total Crime Rate
1582.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Redcross Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 8th 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 Redcross Way (SE1 1TA) in the last 12 months was 1582.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% 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 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 426.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redcross Way (SE1 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 551 crimes here, including 147 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southwark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perkins Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Perkins Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatehouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Maiden Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gatehouse Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Gatehouse Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maiden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maiden Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A300 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rochester Walk | Under investigation |
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