Total Crime Rate

278.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 278.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 81.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Green Walk 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 Green Walk (SE1 4TU) 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 Green Walk (SE1 4TU), 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 Green Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Decima Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swan Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 2026Possession of weapons Bushbaby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street 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 Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Massinger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Massinger Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massinger Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cluny Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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