Total Crime Rate

1547.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

279.8 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 1547.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 523.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 279.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 160.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 131.0 10/10
  • Other theft 89.3 10/10
  • Burglary 83.3 10/10
  • Public order 77.4 10/10
  • Robbery 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Long Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 9th 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 Long Lane (SE1 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 1547.6 per 1,000 residents and was 590.0% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 279.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (SE1 4PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Law Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Long Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrimage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melior Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cluny Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cluny Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bushbaby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Decima Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Green Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wild'S Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wild'S Rents Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild'S Rents —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wild'S Rents —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melior Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Melior Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmarthen Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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