Crime Rates at Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PE

Upper Ground area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Ground (SE1 9PE) in the last 12 months was 204.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% lower 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Ground (SE1 9PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingscote Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.