Crime Rates at Law Street, London, SE1 4EA

Law Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 317th 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 Law Street (SE1 4EA) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Law Street (SE1 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alice Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.