Total Crime Rate

684.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 684.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 122.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.9 10/10
  • Public order 56.6 10/10
  • Burglary 51.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Robbery 47.2 10/10
  • Drugs 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hulme Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 34th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hulme Place (SE1 1HX) in the last 12 months was 684.0 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 297.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hulme Place (SE1 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 146 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hulme Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary A300 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Globe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Globe Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nebraska Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cole Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Globe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Borough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Borough Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Redcross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hilary Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hilary Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hilary Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hilary Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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