Crime Rates at Prioress Street, London, SE1 4UZ

Prioress 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 Prioress Street (SE1 4UZ) 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 Prioress Street (SE1 4UZ), 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.