Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 71.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Walk 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 King Edward Walk (SE1 7PR) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 King Edward Walk (SE1 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Terrace, where police recorded 127 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.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Tree Walk β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Mcauley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hercules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hercules Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dodson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dodson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dodson Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Bridge Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A302 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A302 β€”

Data Sources

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