Total Crime Rate

752.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.5 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 752.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 247.5 10/10
  • Other theft 200.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.9 8/10
  • Burglary 34.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Upper Ground area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 31st 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 Upper Ground (SE1 9RB) in the last 12 months was 752.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% higher 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Ground (SE1 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hatfields (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Ground area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nicholson Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Nicholson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hatfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hatfields Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatfields —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nicholson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greet Street —
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennie Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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