Crime Rates at Prioress Street, London, SE1 4TE

Prioress Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 144th 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 Prioress Street (SE1 4TE) in the last 12 months was 278.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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