Total Crime Rate

657.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.7 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 657.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 213.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Robbery 47.2 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tabard Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 39th 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 Tabard Street (SE1 4LG) in the last 12 months was 657.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tabard Street (SE1 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 383 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tabard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hulme Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Mermaid Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tennis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mermaid Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Globe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tennis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Globe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Borough High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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