Crime Rates at Gaywood Street, London, SE1 6HG

Gaywood Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 799 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 6HG) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 375.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaywood Street (SE1 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 457 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.