Total Crime Rate
459.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Union Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (SE1 0NL) in the last 12 months was 459.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower 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 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Union Street (SE1 0NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 288 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Collinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Collinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnham Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Farnham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Farnham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ewer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ewer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ewer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sumner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southwark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Guildford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Guildford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Guildford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collinson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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