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

Blackfriars Road 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8HW) 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8HW), 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 Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
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 Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Webber Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3202 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3202 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Isabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Isabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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