Total Crime Rate

3887.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3887.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1436.4 10/10
  • Other theft 1309.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 324.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 293.9 10/10
  • Drugs 148.5 10/10
  • Burglary 87.9 10/10
  • Robbery 75.8 10/10
  • Public order 57.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 51.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borough High 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 Borough High Street (SE1 1XN) 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 Borough High Street (SE1 1XN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Borough High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/232)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary A300 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mermaid Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mermaid Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southall Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosby Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Maze Pond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Snowsfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Snowsfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Maze Pond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Maze Pond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cathedral Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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