Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 76.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Falmouth 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.

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Crime Over Time in Falmouth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Kent Road
Apr 2026Drugs Victory Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silvester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silvester Street
Apr 2026Robbery New Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Globe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences County Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Munton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Munton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrick Square
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merrick Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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