Total Crime Rate

283.5 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 283.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.7 10/10
  • Other theft 36.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Snowsfields area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 131st 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 Snowsfields (SE1 3SS) in the last 12 months was 283.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowsfields (SE1 3SS), 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 Snowsfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bedale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hardwidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leathermarket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Leathermarket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melior Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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