Crime Rates at Southwark Street, London, SE1 1UN

Southwark Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 48th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwark Street (SE1 1UN) in the last 12 months was 546.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwark Street (SE1 1UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 429 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough High Street (126 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.