Safety index · Southwark, London · data through August 2026
Is Borough & Bankside safe?
Borough & Bankside records a high level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 39 out of 100 — 21 points below the Inner London median of 60, ranking 239th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 1,158 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to London — a typical London neighbourhood sits near 60. It ranks Borough & Bankside against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — theft from a person alone is 26% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Theft from a person | 300 · 26% | |
| Violent crime | 168 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 224 · 19% | |
| Anti-social behaviour | 154 · 13% | |
| Robbery | 64 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 40 · 3% |
Walking in Borough & Bankside at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Chaucer38/100 · Elevated
- St George's39/100 · Elevated
- Waterloo & South Bank44/100 · Elevated
- City of London51/100 · Moderate
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey46/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Borough & Bankside safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 39/100). 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 — 300 of 1,158 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to August 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. The scale is calibrated within London, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.