Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morley Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Street (SE1 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
In the area around Morley Street (SE1 7QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Place. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Marsh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterloo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pear Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pear Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pear Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
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