Total Crime Rate

429.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 429.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 82.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Burglary 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • 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

Opal Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 69th 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 Opal Street (SE11 4SA) in the last 12 months was 429.1 per 1,000 residents and was 135.5% higher than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Opal Street (SE11 4SA), the main crime hotspot is near Churchyard Row. Police recorded 100 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 Opal Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Churchyard Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Opal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ambergate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holyoak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Opal Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Churchyard Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchyard Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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