Total Crime Rate

232.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 232.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 89.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 1.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great Dover Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 180th 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 Great Dover Street (SE1 4YF) in the last 12 months was 232.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Dover Street (SE1 4YF), the main crime hotspot is near New Kent Road. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Dover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dickens Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Southall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantain Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burbage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrimage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Long Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Black Horse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Henshaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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