Crime Rates at Union Street, London, SE1 1SD

Union Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 8th 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 Union Street (SE1 1SD) in the last 12 months was 1582.1 per 1,000 residents and was 222.7% higher 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 167 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 143 (≈ 426.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (SE1 1SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 402 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borough High Street (114 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.