Total Crime Rate

159.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 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 159.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 50.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Searles Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 297th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Searles Road (SE1 4YU) in the last 12 months was 159.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Searles Road (SE1 4YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurgeon Street, where police recorded 70 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 Searles Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Searles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Law Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Law Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gavel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gavel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hearns Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Searles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Searles Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tisdall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flint Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comus Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aberdour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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