Total Crime Rate

204.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 204.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 72.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blackfriars Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 799 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 Blackfriars Road (SE1 9GJ) in the last 12 months was 204.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackfriars Road (SE1 9GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 214 crimes here, including 31 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 (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackfriars Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nicholson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Cut Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Joan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Joan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Kingscote Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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