Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8RH

Waterloo Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 35th 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 Waterloo Road (SE1 8RH) in the last 12 months was 668.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SE1 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Cut, where police recorded 179 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.