Total Crime Rate

1576.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

369.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1576.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 457.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 369.6 10/10
  • Other theft 313.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 234.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 232.7 10/10
  • Public order 67.5 10/10
  • Robbery 54.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.7 8/10
  • Burglary 41.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Snowsfields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 7th highest crime rate of 769 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 Snowsfields (SE1 3SU) in the last 12 months was 1576.0 per 1,000 residents and was 602.7% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 369.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Snowsfields (SE1 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 325 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Snowsfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hankey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melior Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Battle Bridge Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Battle Bridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluelion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Gate —
Apr 2026Robbery Tyers Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour English Grounds —
Apr 2026Burglary Melior Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melior Place —
Apr 2026Other theft English Grounds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs London Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Bridge Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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