Crime Rates at Hopton Street, London, SE1 9LF

Hopton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 18th highest crime rate of 799 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 Hopton Street (SE1 9LF) in the last 12 months was 957.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 102.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopton Street (SE1 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.