Crime Rates at Joan Street, London, SE1 8DA

Joan Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 25th 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 Joan Street (SE1 8DA) in the last 12 months was 799.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joan Street (SE1 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 224 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.