Total Crime Rate

164.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 164.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Austral Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 277th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Austral Street (SE11 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 164.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austral Street (SE11 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princess Street, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchyard Row (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Austral Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayles Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holyoak Road —
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elliott'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hayles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oswin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holyoak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hedger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orient Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Churchyard Row 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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