Total Crime Rate

389.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 389.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 125.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Other theft 50.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 85th highest crime rate of 769 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 0NW) in the last 12 months was 389.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 10.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (SE1 0NW), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/120)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trundle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Guildford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Guildford Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stones End Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Stones End Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emerson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weller Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bear Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bear Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bear Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sudrey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southwark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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