Crime Rates at Longley Street, London, SE1 5QQ

Longley Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 124th 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 Longley Street (SE1 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longley Street (SE1 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Balaclava Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.