Crime Rates at Union Street, London, SE1 1SG

Union Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 59th 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 1SG) in the last 12 months was 478.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.5% 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 39 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (SE1 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Borough High Street. Police recorded 355 crimes here, including 114 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.