Total Crime Rate
196.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Long Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 239th 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 Long Lane (SE1 4BL) in the last 12 months was 196.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Lane (SE1 4BL), the main crime hotspot is near Long Lane. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nebraska Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leathermarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spurgeon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leathermarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leathermarket Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melior Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melior Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirby Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melior Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Melior Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Weston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cardinal Bourne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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