Total Crime Rate

691.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.1 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 691.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 187.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Robbery 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other 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

Waterloo Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 37th 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 Waterloo Road (SE1 8RD) in the last 12 months was 691.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SE1 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cut, where police recorded 178 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearman Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Greet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cons Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Walk —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windmill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windmill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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