Total Crime Rate

225.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 225.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Morley Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 196th highest 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 Morley Street (SE1 7QE) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Street (SE1 7QE), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Place. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/149)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baylis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambeth North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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