Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 259.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 42.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.9 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

Churchyard Row area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 161st 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 Churchyard Row (SE11 4FE) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchyard Row (SE11 4FE), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant And Castle. Police recorded 376 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchyard Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Yard —
Apr 2026Other theft Howell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howell Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Howell Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elliott'S Row —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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