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

Blackfriars Road 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8NZ) 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 8NZ), 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 (30/143)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aquinas Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hopton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nelson Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Surrey Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Surrey Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3200 —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dolben Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Isabella Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 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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