Total Crime Rate

359.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 359.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 99.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.8 10/10
  • Other theft 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Embankment area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St George's , and the 91st 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 Albert Embankment (SE1 7SP) in the last 12 months was 359.1 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher than the St George's average (186.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Embankment (SE1 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salamanca Place, where police recorded 106 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferry Terminal (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Albert Embankment area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spring Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A3203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A3203 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Randall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Embankment Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Randall Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Citadel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vauxhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jonathan Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Vauxhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vauxhall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vauxhall Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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