Total Crime Rate

1209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1209.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 486.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 254.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.5 10/10
  • Robbery 79.9 10/10
  • Burglary 53.2 10/10
  • Drugs 49.4 10/10
  • Other theft 45.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other crime 19.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
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

Princess Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 14th 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 Princess Street (SE1 6HH) in the last 12 months was 1209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 166.3% higher 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 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 247.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (SE1 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 436 crimes here, including 123 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/200)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Howell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Howell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ontario Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elephant And Castle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elephant And Castle —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

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