Total Crime Rate

506.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.5 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 506.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 143.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.6 10/10
  • Other theft 87.7 10/10
  • Burglary 35.9 10/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Union Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (SE1 0LR) in the last 12 months was 506.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 123.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (SE1 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webber Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Street
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scoresby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Glasshill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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