Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Deverell Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 769 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 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% 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 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near County Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deverell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brockham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Great Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Great Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Great Dover Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spurgeon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tabard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spurgeon Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sterry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baytree Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Baytree Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilgrimage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burbage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Globe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pardoner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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