Total Crime Rate

3733.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

445.5 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 3733.3 10/10
  • Other theft 1403.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1245.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 445.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 303.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 300.0 10/10
  • Robbery 90.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.8 9/10
  • Burglary 78.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 63.6 10/10
  • Public order 51.5 10/10
  • Drugs 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stoney Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 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 Stoney Street (SE1 9LB) in the last 12 months was 3733.3 per 1,000 residents and was 722.4% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 463 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 445.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stoney Street (SE1 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 693 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoney Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/205)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatehouse Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Borough High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cathedral Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 205

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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