Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 50.4 10/10
  • Robbery 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackfriars Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 237th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackfriars Road (SE1 8NW) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Road (SE1 8NW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackfriars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/121)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greet Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person B300 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burrows Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Yard —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ufford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Joan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rennie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rennie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
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Data Sources

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