Crime Rates at Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8HW

Blackfriars Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 69th highest crime rate of 799 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 432.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 125.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% 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 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.