Total Crime Rate

505.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 505.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 120.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.8 10/10
  • Other theft 85.9 10/10
  • Burglary 75.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Maiden Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 54th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maiden Lane (SE1 9HG) in the last 12 months was 505.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maiden Lane (SE1 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 551 crimes here, including 147 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maiden Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sumner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Maiden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maiden Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perkins Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Perkins Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank End Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gatehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gatehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gatehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gatehouse Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gatehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gatehouse Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bank End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bank End Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rochester Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rochester Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Walk
Sep 2025Other theft Clink Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clink Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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