Total Crime Rate

1619.1 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 1619.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 392.1 10/10
  • Other theft 300.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 245.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.7 9/10
  • Drugs 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 69.4 10/10
  • Robbery 63.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 41.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
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

Weston Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 7th 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 Weston Street (SE1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 1619.1 per 1,000 residents and was 702.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 394.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Weston Street (SE1 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/210)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Approach —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Approach —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary London Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Railway Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Railway Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Maze Pond Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 210

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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