Total Crime Rate

188.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 188.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pilgrimage Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 245th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pilgrimage Street (SE1 4LL) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pilgrimage Street (SE1 4LL), 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 Pilgrimage Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Dover Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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