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

The Cut 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 The Cut (SE1 8LF) 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 The Cut (SE1 8LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 191 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Cut area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/188)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearman Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman 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 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greet Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burrows Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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