Total Crime Rate

237.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 237.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Harper 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.

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Crime Over Time in Harper Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Munton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrick Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Falmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falmouth Road

Data Sources

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