Total Crime Rate

300.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 300.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harper Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 119th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harper Road (SE1 6QD) in the last 12 months was 300.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harper Road (SE1 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Causeway. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harper Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Meadow Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Terrace
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elephant Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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