Total Crime Rate

401.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 401.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 79.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Empire Square East area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 77th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empire Square East (SE1 4NB) in the last 12 months was 401.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empire Square East (SE1 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empire Square East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Borough High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Globe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Long Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterry Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Globe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Globe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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