Total Crime Rate
76.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falmouth Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 210th 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 Falmouth Road (SE1 4JW) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Chaucer average (224.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falmouth Road (SE1 4JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silvester Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Kent Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Victory Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victory Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Silvester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Silvester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Silvester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Silvester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silvester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silvester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Silvester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Silvester Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Silvester Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | New Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Globe Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | County Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Munton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Munton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Munton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merrick Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | New Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merrick Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merrick Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merrick Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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