Total Crime Rate
188.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King 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 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 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.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newnham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hercules Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Walk | 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 | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hercules Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hercules Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dodson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dodson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lambeth Road | 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 |
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