Total Crime Rate
237.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harper Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 175th highest crime rate of 769 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 Harper Road (SE1 6AD) in the last 12 months was 237.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harper Road (SE1 6AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Arch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Munton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | New Kent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrick Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merrick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merrick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrick Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Munton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Munton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | County Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Falmouth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | — |
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