Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · 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 8th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Long Lane (SE1 4QB) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Lane (SE1 4QB), 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 (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manciple Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Melior Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morocco Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tyers Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bluelion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bluelion Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hardwidge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melior Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melior Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melior Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Webb Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Possession of weapons Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swan Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carmarthen Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamb Walk —
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Data Sources

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