Total Crime Rate
298.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barkham Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 121st highest crime rate of 799 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 Barkham Terrace (SE1 7PS) in the last 12 months was 298.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (β 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barkham Terrace (SE1 7PS), 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.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murphy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenham Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pearman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Emery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baylis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dibdin Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baylis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baylis Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambeth North | 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | β |
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