Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weston 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.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southall Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melior Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Weston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Long Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Melior Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Melior Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melior Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirby Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melior Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Weston Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leathermarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leathermarket Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leathermarket Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardwidge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bluelion Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bluelion Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bluelion Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tyers Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tyers Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morocco Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morocco Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carmarthen Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carmarthen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Street | Under investigation |
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