Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 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 201.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 56.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gaywood Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 222nd 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 Gaywood Street (SE1 6HF) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaywood Street (SE1 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant And Castle. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaywood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Row —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Row —
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hayles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamlash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Oswin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Library Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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