Crime Rates at St Thomas Street, London, SE1 9SY

St Thomas Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 7th 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 St Thomas Street (SE1 9SY) in the last 12 months was 1619.1 per 1,000 residents and was 702.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 394.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Thomas Street (SE1 9SY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 336 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.