Total Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfriars Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 60th 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8EW) in the last 12 months was 30.1 per 1,000 residents and was 93.9% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY).

In the area around Blackfriars Road (SE1 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 40 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 (30/130)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davidge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glasshill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rushworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pocock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pocock Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Silex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Milcote Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Nelson Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webber Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Surrey Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Row —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surrey Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Library Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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