Total Crime Rate
297.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025County Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 124th highest crime rate of 799 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 County Street (SE1 4AD) in the last 12 months was 297.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (β 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around County Street (SE1 4AD), 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 | Wansey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Other theft | Baytree Mews | 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 | 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 | Drugs | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | β |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Garland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Garland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Munton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Munton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | County Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spurgeon Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spurgeon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | County Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burbage Close | Under investigation |
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