Total Crime Rate
275.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Falmouth Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 134th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 4JN) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 4JN), 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 | Hulme Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elba Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | John Maurice Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Elba Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | John Maurice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Falmouth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Dover Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burbage Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Falmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rodney Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Black Horse Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Baytree Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Horse Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burbage Close | Under investigation |
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