Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 119.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 32.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Garden Row area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 366th lowest 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 Garden Row (SE1 6HW) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Row (SE1 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In St George's

Crime Over Time in Garden Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/142)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Robbery Hayles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elliott'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamlash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Other crime Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 142

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.

↑