Total Crime Rate

104.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 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

Hotspur Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 311th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6TR) in the last 12 months was 104.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hotspur Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hotspur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cabanel Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cabanel Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marylee Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saunders Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Distin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hotspur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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