Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Tennis Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 799 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 Tennis Street (SE1 1YY) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennis Street (SE1 1YY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tennis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hilary Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Dorrit Court
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sanctuary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanctuary Street

Data Sources

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