Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 17.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Potier Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Potier Street (SE1 4UX) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potier Street (SE1 4UX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Potier Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rephidim Street Under investigation
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 Shopping Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prioress Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aberdour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Elim Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bushbaby Close Awaiting court outcome
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 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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