Total Crime Rate

953.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 953.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 344.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.1 10/10
  • Other theft 86.1 10/10
  • Robbery 86.1 10/10
  • Public order 59.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 39.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.9 7/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oswin Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 19th 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 Oswin Street (SE11 4TF) in the last 12 months was 953.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.5% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 278.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswin Street (SE11 4TF), the main crime hotspot is near Elephant And Castle. Police recorded 404 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oswin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ontario Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Elephant And Castle Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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