Total Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.5 2/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Weston Street area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 799 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 Weston Street (SE1 4XE) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Weston Street (SE1 4XE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alice Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Weston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southall Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melior Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Weston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Melior Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Melior Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Melior Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirby Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melior Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Weston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leathermarket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leathermarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leathermarket Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardwidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluelion Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Bluelion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluelion Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyers Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tyers Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morocco Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morocco Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carmarthen Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Carmarthen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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