Total Crime Rate

403.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 403.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 127.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.6 9/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Valentine Row area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 78th highest crime rate of 769 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 Valentine Row (SE1 8BN) in the last 12 months was 403.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentine Row (SE1 8BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cut, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valentine Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/146)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King James Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baron'S Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Baron'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baron'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Drugs Hatfields Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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