Total Crime Rate

897.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 897.4 10/10
  • Other theft 538.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 42.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 18th 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 Hopton Street (SE1 9LR) in the last 12 months was 897.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopton Street (SE1 9LR), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Farnham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Burrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Yard Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blackfriars Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Burrell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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