Total Crime Rate
172.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rothsay Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 271st highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rothsay Street (SE1 4UE) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% lower than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -52.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rothsay Street (SE1 4UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2198, where police recorded 141 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alice Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chaucer| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Staple Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aberdour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Decima Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Decima Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Decima Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alice Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alice Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rothsay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Decima Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aberdour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tower Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Green Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wild'S Rents | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rephidim Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rephidim Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rephidim Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Law Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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