Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Blackfriars Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 58th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8EW) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -7.1% YoY).

In the area around Blackfriars Road (SE1 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burrows Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St George'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Ufford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milcote Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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