Total Crime Rate
953.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burrows Mews area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 20th 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 Burrows Mews (SE1 8LD) in the last 12 months was 953.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher 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 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 144.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burrows Mews (SE1 8LD), 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.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blackfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dolben Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dolben Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burrell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nicholson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nicholson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nicholson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nicholson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nicholson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blackfriars Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blackfriars Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolben Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rennie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rennie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rennie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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