Total Crime Rate

491.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 491.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 127.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Other theft 38.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Old Paradise Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 56th 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 Old Paradise Street (SE11 6AL) in the last 12 months was 491.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Paradise Street (SE11 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Pratt Walk. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Paradise Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pratt Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lilac Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jonathan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pratt Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambeth High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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