Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kipling Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 387th lowest 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 Kipling Street (SE1 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kipling Street (SE1 4PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kipling Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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