Total Crime Rate

400.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.6 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 400.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 127.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Drugs 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Other theft 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Robbery 15.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
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

Burbage Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 79th 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 Burbage Close (SE1 4EH) in the last 12 months was 400.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burbage Close (SE1 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Kent Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burbage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/112)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gavel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A2198 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paragon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Paragon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Searles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Searles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Law Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Law Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2198 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pardoner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crail Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2198 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A2198 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hillery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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