Total Crime Rate
114.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gray Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gray Street (SE1 8UY) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gray Street (SE1 8UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 186 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.
View Crime In St George's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dodson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Cut | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Cut | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cut | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Cut | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | The Cut | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Greet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westminster Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearman Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gray Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Webber Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearman Street | Under investigation |
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