Total Crime Rate
259.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brook Drive 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 Brook Drive (SE11 4TE) 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 Brook Drive (SE11 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elephant And Castle, where police recorded 178 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.
View Crime In St George's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchyard Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elliott'S Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamlash Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Butts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Churchyard Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Holyoak Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holyoak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holyoak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holyoak Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Butts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Butts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newington Butts | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Butts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newington Butts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St George'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchyard Row | — |
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