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 4ER) 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 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Kent Road, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Street (39 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 (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Bourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hankey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manciple Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manciple Street —
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 2026Drugs Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrimage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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