Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 129.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Long Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 769 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 4BN) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (SE1 4BN), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Maze Pond —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Maze Pond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Great Maze Pond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Maze Pond Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Maze Pond Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guy Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Guy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunsterville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hamlet Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Melior Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hankey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Black Horse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Black Horse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Black Horse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Black Horse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manciple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manciple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowsfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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