Total Crime Rate
188.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Georges Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 248th 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 St Georges Road (SE1 6HY) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Georges Road (SE1 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gray Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosser Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murphy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mcauley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walcot Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A3202 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A3202 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A3202 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walcot Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St George'S Circus | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Colnbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A302 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A302 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mead Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mead Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Police Station | Under investigation |
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