Total Crime Rate
76.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Deverell Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Deverell Street (SE1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Deverell Street (SE1 4AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodney Place, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baytree Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spurgeon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balfour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Balfour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baytree Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Baytree Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Great Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spurgeon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Garland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lansdowne Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pardoner Street | Under investigation |
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