Total Crime Rate

799.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.7 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 799.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 335.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.7 10/10
  • Other theft 97.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Robbery 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Boundary Row 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 Boundary Row (SE1 8HP) 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 Boundary Row (SE1 8HP), 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 Boundary Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Waterloo East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Webber Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Circus Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202
Apr 2026Drugs Hatfields Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Robbery Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields
Apr 2026Other theft Hatfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St George'S Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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