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Safety index · Southwark, London · data through April 2026

Is Borough & Bankside safe?

Borough & Bankside records a high level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 23 out of 100 — 8 points below the Inner London median of 31, ranking 236th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 1,041 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through April 2026).

23/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Borough & Bankside — higher is safer. 236th of 248 Inner London areas.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — theft from a person alone is 28% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Where incidents cluster

Upper Thames StreetNew Kent Road neighbourhood centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
1,041 incidents reported within 1 km of the Borough & Bankside centre (500 shown) · Police data through April 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What's reported here

Theft from a person
294 · 28%
Violent crime
123 · 12%
Anti-social behaviour
160 · 15%
Other theft
163 · 16%
Robbery
52 · 5%
Public order
50 · 5%

Walking in Borough & Bankside at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.

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Common questions

Is Borough & Bankside safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 23/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Borough & Bankside?

Theft from a person — 294 of 1,041 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through April 2026.

How is the Borough & Bankside safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalises against national crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.