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

Long Lane 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 Long Lane (SE1 4NN) 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 Long Lane (SE1 4NN), 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 Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/148)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hilary Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilary Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Borough High Street —
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 2025Bicycle theft Nebraska Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 148

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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