Crime Rates at Upper Ground, London, SE1 9NZ

Upper Ground area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 26th 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 Upper Ground (SE1 9NZ) in the last 12 months was 789.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 98.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Ground (SE1 9NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Ground. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.