Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 34.0 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southall Place area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southall Place (SE1 4ND) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southall Place (SE1 4ND), 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 Southall Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elim Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2198 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A2198 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A2198 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2198 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weston Street —

Data Sources

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