Total Crime Rate

445.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 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 445.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 143.2 10/10
  • Other theft 138.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 57.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Robbery 15.6 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hopton Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 64th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopton Street (SE1 9JB) in the last 12 months was 445.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopton Street (SE1 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hopton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farnham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Puddle Dock Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Puddle Dock
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farnham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farnham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Scoresby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Price'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sumner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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