Total Crime Rate

310.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.3 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 310.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 22.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 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

Coopers Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 769 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 Coopers Road (SE1 5ED) in the last 12 months was 310.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -74.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coopers Road (SE1 5ED), the main crime hotspot is near Old Kent Road. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coopers Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reverdy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ossory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Road
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bushwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balaclava Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Balaclava Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rolls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balaclava Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mawbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mawbey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harmony Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cooper'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cooper'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Reverdy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burnham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welsford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercorn Way
Apr 2026Robbery Lynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B204 Under investigation

Data Sources

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