Crime Rates at Harper Road, London, SE1 6RL

Harper Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 97th 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 Harper Road (SE1 6RL) in the last 12 months was 365.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harper Road (SE1 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.